This is an analysis of the poem In The Valley Of Cauteretz that begins with:

All along the valley, stream that flashest white,
Deepening thy voice with the deepening of the night,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10101011101 1001100100001 10101011101 1101111110001 10101011101 0111000011101 110101011101 1101011101001 1101010111111 010011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 532
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of In The Valley Of Cauteretz;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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