This is an analysis of the poem The Primrose Dance that begins with:

Skirts like the amber petals of a flower,
A primrose dancing for delight... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcbc dede fefX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010100010 01110101 010100010 1101010001 01010110101 0100101010 01100101 010100010 010010101 01010111 01010101 0101010001 10010101 111101100 0100101011 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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