This is an analysis of the poem Teeth that begins with:
English Teeth, English Teeth!
Shining in the sun ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbabXbacXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101 10001 01010100 1111001 101101 11101 1011101 110011 101101 10111 11010100 11101111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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