This is an analysis of the poem Light Hearted William that begins with:

Light hearted William twirled
his November moustaches ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXX bXaaX XabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110101 0010100 1111 001110 0100110 111110 10101 11101 101011 1011111 000111 010111 001100 1001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Light Hearted William;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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