This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Stream-Drops that begins with:

By silent forest and field and mossy stone,
We come from the wooden hill, and we go to the sea.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbb cbcbdd eXefff gbgbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111101 1100101111001 111111111101 1110010101100 11101011011001 001111011101 010111011001 011110101101 11111011011001 101101101001 1111101001011 110100101011 110111111101 1111001011010 1101111011 1001001100111 1111101101111101 1010111011001 1111101101101 111011011101011 101100100111 00111101001101 100110111011111 11111011001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 327
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, we, us, sing, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, the are repeated.

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  • summary of Song Of The Stream-Drops;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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