This is an analysis of the poem Above the Bright Blue Sky that begins with:

There's a Friend for little children
Above the bright blue sky,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcbXcdc aBdbXede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 010111 0111010 110101 1101111 110100 0101110 011111 10111010 010111 1101010 010111 1111010 110001 1101010 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Above the Bright Blue Sky;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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