This is an analysis of the poem Cotton And Corn that begins with:

Said Cotton to Corn, t'other day,
As they met and exchang'd salute- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dada efef gXgX hfhf bfbX aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 11110101 11001011 110110011 110000010 011010011 111011010 1111110111 111010010 01011011 110110010 01001111 001111011 111010010 11101011 1010110110 11001011 110111000 11001001 10100100100 111010110 01001111 111011010 11111011 11001011 10100101010 11011011 10111100101 11011101 11001101 11111011 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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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