This is an analysis of the poem To Fredric that begins with:

Fred, thou art six months old
This very day!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cXcX cdcd efef abab bbbb efef gggg hahaXfdfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 0101 111110 0101 110101 1111 111101 1101 110101 1101 011001 0101 1111110 1111 0101010 1101 010111 1111 111111 0101 110101 0101 110101 1101 111101 1101 111101 1111 111111 1111 111101 1111 110101 0010 111110 1111 100101 11111 111011 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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