This is an analysis of the poem The Craftsman that begins with:

Once, after long-drawn revel at The Mermaid,
He to the overbearing Boanerges... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XbXa cdde caaf dXXb efcX XcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101011 1001010100 10100100010 10010 10111111010 111100101010 10010010110 11010 11110110010 1001111011 11110010101 11010 1110011010 11010101010 10011101010 10010 11010110100 11011010011 1011010010 10010 1001110100 101111010 1110011011 10011 10100111000 10100101011 100110110010 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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