This is an analysis of the poem River-Canyon that begins with:

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Moss-cup oaks, broadly sprawled,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcX X cdd X XeX X fdf a Xgg a Xdc X ghh X Xbc X bcb e iXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111101 10101010 1000 1 1111010 1001110 10111110 1 100011 10101 00111 1 10111001 101101 10101 1 101 0110101 1011001 1 110110 1111001010 10 1 101011 1100011 00101 1 0111010 101010 10101 1 10111 1101011 1010101 1 101101 101010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 39
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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