This is an analysis of the poem Snow At Morning that begins with:

As with fitful tune,
All a heart-born air,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcca daeaecd XfefefX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 10111 11111 01101 00101 10101 10101 001001 111001 100101 10101 00101 11111 100001 110011 01101 11101 11101 10111 10101 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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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