This is an analysis of the poem The Fortune-Teller that begins with:

Down in the valley come meet me to-night,
And I'll tell you your fortune truly ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dede fgfg ahah idid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001011101 111111010 1101110111 0011010110 110111101 110011011 11001111101 110110011 01110010011 110111011 01101001001 110010011 100110101 110011110 11011101001 111011010 111100111 110010010 11001111001 110011010 1101101101 1010011110 11001001111 010110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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