This is an analysis of the poem May In The Green-Wood that begins with:

IN somer when the shawes be sheyne,
   And leves be large and long, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb XXcX XbcX XbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101001 1100111 101100110 110101 011011001 110101 111100101 100111 1011100 1000110 011111 10101011 10010101101 111111 011011111 101010 11111110 10111 11100111 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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