This is an analysis of the poem In A London Square that begins with:

Put forth thy leaf, thou lofty plane,
East wind and frost are safely gone;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaabab cXcbadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 11111101 01011101 01011001 11111110 01011111 11110101 01011011 01010111 01010111 11010101 011011101 01110111 11011101 11110101 01011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 294
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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