This is an analysis of the poem The Piping Of The Rain that begins with:

The piping of the rain
birds has ceased,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXXabXXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 111 101100 1101 010011 010 00010 00101 01010 101 1101001 0101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Piping Of The Rain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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