This is an analysis of the poem Working People that begins with:

O that warm February morning!
The untimely south came ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX XdeX acdfdc gffc ccXX ccfg XeacbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101010 001011 01110110100 1101 1001101 111101 11101001100 0100101011 0111011010 1010010010 0101101 111001 01010101000100 101011 0011010111001 00101101000101 101011 11101001101010 0100011010010 101110101 11011000 11111 01111000100 011111001 010010001 101011111101 11011010 00100010 111100101 110010 110101 011001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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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  • summary of Working People;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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