This is an analysis of the poem Mr. Philosopher that begins with:

Old Mr. Philosopher
Comes for Ben and Claire, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb cddd ecbc afgf Xhgh hbeb XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 11111 1101011 0111 011110 1111 01001101 11011 11101 01001 101111 10001 110100 10101 1110110 10101 10010 11011 10101 10111 10101 00101 1010101 10101 11011 1101 11101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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