This is an analysis of the poem The Conversion Of Aurelian Mcgoggin that begins with:

Ride with an idle whip, ride with an unused heel,
But, once in a way, there will come a day... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101101101011 1100110101 10110101 011110111101 001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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