This is an analysis of the poem There Was A Small Boy Of Quebec that begins with:

THERE was a small boy of Quebec,
Who was buried in snow to his neck; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 11011001 111001001 11110110 1011010 1111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; is repeated.

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