This is an analysis of the poem Reply To An Announcement By J. Rankine that begins with:
I AM a keeper of the law
In some sma' points, altho' not a';... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX aabcbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010001 01111011 11011111 11110 01001111 11100 11001111 110110111 11011101 1111 11010101 01101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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