This is an analysis of the poem A Fantasy that begins with:

I was an Arab,
I loved my horse; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXb cded bfbf gfgf dhfh giii eded XgXg hece bidi ijXj ihih Akbk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1111 11110 1101 1101 1101 11010 0101 1101 1101 1101 1011 10010 0101 10010 1011 11011 1101 11011 0111 1111 1011 01010 1101 100110 1001 10010 1001 10110 1011 1101 1001 11101 10010 10110 11010 11010 1001 10110 1011 11010 1011 101100 1001 11010 1001 10010 1011 11110 1001 10110 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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