This is an analysis of the poem Poppies that begins with:

Where the poppy-banners flow
   in and out amongst the corn, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc Xeeb fccf ghhg hiih Xaad fjjf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1110101 101 1011111 1011111 1010111 101 10101001 1010110 1111101 111 10101001 0011001 1111101 111 1011101 11100110 1011101 101 01111110 1011100 1111000 111 1011101 10101100 1010101 111 0010101 1111101 1000111 111 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Poppies;
  • central theme;
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