This is an analysis of the poem The Disconcerted Tenor that begins with:

A tenor, all singers above
(This doesn't admit of a question),... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbadXXdeefGcg hdbbdhXiiXjjfGgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001 010010010 110110 010010 110010010 11101001 010011010 111100 010100 110110010 1010010010 1010010110 1010010010010 010110110 1011011 111111110 111011001 010010110 111010 010010 110010010 11001101 010010010 110010 111010 110011000 1011010010 1010110010 1010010111010 010110110 1011010 0111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 528
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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