This is an analysis of the poem A Song From The Suds that begins with:

Queen of my tub, I merrily sing,
While the white foam raises high,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababab XbcbXb Xdcdbd XbXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111001 1011101 110011111 1100101 110011111 100101 11111011111 0100101 11101111101 011111 110111001 0100101 010100101 011101 010111101 0101111 110110101 11100101 1110101010 0101111 101111111 11100101 11111111 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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