This is an analysis of the poem Cheery Old Age. that begins with:

The old man is not miserable, nay, cheery
For such a grey old fellow. Life's still good,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011011000110 1101110110 1111010101 0001001101 1110110001 0100010111 11001000111 0101000101 1111010101 11010101010 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 Cheery Old Age.;
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