This is an analysis of the poem Birthday Wishes To A Physician that begins with:

Birthday greetings
From a friend,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc adad ecec Xfdf ghgh idid ffffXgbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 001 1110 101 1010 011 1010 101 0010 101 0110 101 1010 101 1010 101 1010 111 1011 101 1010 111 1110 101 1010 111 0010 101 0010 111 0010 001 1010 011 0010 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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