This is an analysis of the poem Boot And Saddle that begins with:

Boot, saddle, to horse, and away!
Rescue my Castle, before the hot day... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa X aaa X aaa X aXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 1011001011 1001001001 101010011100 1101001111 1001101011 10101011101 101010011100 10101101111 11010001001 1101010111 101010011100 1111011011 11110010010 11010011010 101010011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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