This is an analysis of the poem River-Mates that begins with:

I’LL be an otter, and I’ll let you swim
A mate beside me; we will venture down ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabbcXdXaXXcbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011111 0101110101 0111010101 010011011 11011111111 01110101101 1101111 0101111111 10110010 1111 01001011001 1111110 111 101110111 1101010101 11010101101 0010011111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 654
  • Average number of words per stanza: 134
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of River-Mates;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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