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

All beneath a wintering sky,
Follow the wastrel butterfly;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcXddeefFcceeffggXe ddaaXecXeXfFAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10101001 10010101 0010111 10010100 0011111 10010111 1110101 01010101 1110101 10100101 1010101 1010101 0110111 1010111 0111101 1010101 1110101 1010111 1100100 1010101 1110111 1010101 01011101 1100101 001010 1010101 1010111 0010101 1010001 1010101 10100101 10101001 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Quest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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