This is an analysis of the poem Little Waxy that begins with:

Wake, little Waxy! Hunting-time again,
The short days and goodly, the clean Autumn rain:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eebbXaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101010101 01111001101 0011100011010 101011101010 0101110011101 11001011010111 101010100101010 101101110011010 1101010111 101010101101 0011100011010 111010111010 1101010111 101011101101 1001001100101110 001110100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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