This is an analysis of the poem To A Squirrel At Kyle-Na-No that begins with:

Come play with me;
Why should you run... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1111 10101 11101 0111 11111 00111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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