This is an analysis of the poem A Newspaper Is A Collection Of Half-Injustices that begins with:

A newspaper is a collection of half-injustices
Which, bawled by boys from mile to mile, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccde fdc fgd geX bbaXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,3,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 011000010010100 11110101 10100010 00101001101 1100100100101 11110101100 0110001 1100101010101 10100101 01100010 1101010 11011101 0110001 10101010100 1010111 01100010 00101100 0010011 10100101000 10011011000 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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