This is an analysis of the poem On The Canyon-Side that begins with:

Forgotten lies the world we knew,
One mile behind the looming hill;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcaX deebdb cffdcd gaaXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 11010101 1101010101 1100111 0111010111 110110 01110101 10110111 1001010101 011111 1101110111 111101 10010111 11010101 1101011011 110101 1011010101 100111 11010111 11010101 0111010101 110101 1011000111 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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  • summary of On The Canyon-Side;
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