This is an analysis of the poem Song that begins with:

Oh! To be a flower
Nodding in the sun, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccb Xadaeea efdfccf XeXegge dhdhaah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 10001 101100 10101 101 0111 10101000101 1000101 101010 1000101 100010 101 101 10101010110010 10001 10101 100010 10101 101 1101 11110101110101 10001 100101 101110 100001 111 101 1010101110101 111010 11101 101010 10111 1010 1010 10101010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song;
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