This is an analysis of the poem Memory Of My Father that begins with:

Every old man I see
Reminds me of my father...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXc Xdcd dede AbaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001111 0110110 111100101 1111010 11110101 1010111 111111 111001 110100010 10010010 010010 1111010 1001111 00101010 10101 10111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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