This is an analysis of the poem Calm Before Storm that begins with:

There is silence on yon fair valley,
And calm on yon purple hill:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb ddad Xbeb cfdf bXae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011110 1111101 101110010 00110101 01100111 11001001 101011010 110111 01010010 01111001 11101011 10101101 101110010 1100101 0010010010 10110111 1010010010 1100110 101001010 00110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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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