This is an analysis of the poem The Mare's Nest that begins with:

Jane Austen Beecher Stowe de Rouse
Was good beyond all earthly need;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dbdbee afafgg ehehee bibidd hXhXhh jijiee ciciaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 10011101 11010101 11010101 11011101 11101011 110100101 01010101 110010111 11001101 11011111 01110101 11101111 11011011 11010101 01010101 11010101 11111111 11010101 110010010 010001011 101100010 110100101 11111101 11010101 1100010101 01001101 101010101 11011101 1110001101 010001010 01011100 110101110 11110111 111101010 000100110 110100101 01011101 100010001 110100101 11011111 10011101 11010111 01010101 11010101 110101001 11010100 01011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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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