This is an analysis of the poem A Bad Break that begins with:
The preacher quoted, and the cranks
Among his congregation smiled,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaX babX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01010101 01010101 101010101 000101010 11110111 11010101 101010101 000101010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.
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