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

There is no sadness here. Oh, that my heart
Were calm and peaceful as these dreamy groves!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcacaabddbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011011111 0111011101 1111110111 1101110101 1101001011 0100011101 0111001101 11000100101 1011011101 1101010011 10010010101 1111001101 1101010111 110111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 591
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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