This is an analysis of the poem Bird Raptures that begins with:

The sunrise wakes the lark to sing,
The moonrise wakes the nightingale. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cbcbb dbdbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 01110101 01010100 11010101 10110111 11110100 11011101 11010100 11010101 01001101 11000100 11011111 11010100 11010101 01011101 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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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