This is an analysis of the poem When It Clears Up that begins with:

The lake is like a giant saucer;
Beyond-a gathering of clouds;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb bcbc addd beXe bbfb fcbc egeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010101010 01010001 1111001010 10100101 100111010 01110101 110101011 01011101 110101010 01010001 110001110 11010001 011101010 11110101 010100010 11001101 100101010 010011101 100101010 11010101 011100010 11010101 100111110 11010001 110100010 010100001 101111010 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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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