This is an analysis of the poem Verses On A Cat that begins with:

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A cat in distress,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaccd Xbbeffe Xccagga Xddhiih aggjiij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01001 10111 011110011 111010 011110 011011010 1 1111001 101001 11001001 1010010 1111010 01011011 1 1010010 110010 11101001 11001 11001 11100101 1 110100 0100100 100101 111 1010 10101 1 101101 101001 01101101 10010 110111 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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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