This is an analysis of the poem Pretty Meadow that begins with:

In the field the farm-folk call,
One and all,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffgg ffeXhhiiaajjggff kkkkddeefflliikkhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,16,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010111 111 10111011 1001 1010101 101 1011101 101 1110101 001 1010101 101 1010111 111 10111111 111 11101001 1010 1111101 101 1011101 101 1010101 101 1010101 101 1011111 101 10101001 111 1011101 1001 1111111 101 1011101 101 1110101 111 1011101 101 1010101 101 1110101 101 10010101 111 1110101 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 364
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Pretty Meadow;
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  • history of its creation;
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