This is an analysis of the poem Motes In The Sunbeams that begins with:
The motes up and down in the sun
Ever restlessly moving we see;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXb acbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01111001 101001011 01011011 011001110 011011111 011011011 101011010 01001111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 9
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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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