This is an analysis of the poem In The Temple that begins with:

When Lilian comes I scarcely know
If Winter wraps the world in snow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabccccb ddddBeeeeB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011101 01010101 10110101 01000101 11001 010110111 011100001 11110101 1100100100 1101 110011101 01000101 111100101 01010101 11001 11011101 010101001 10010101 0100111101 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 In The Temple;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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