This is an analysis of the poem If The Moon On The Skies Does Not Roam that begins with:

If the moon on the skies does not roam,
But cools, like a seal above,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd XeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 001101111 1110101 11101001 0101001 101001101 001101011 1110101 00100101 110010010 101000101 1011010010 11001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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