This is an analysis of the poem The Voice In The Pines that begins with:

Beauty, what mournest thou within the pines?
Surely thy voice is theirs,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababa acXcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010101 101101 1000110001 101111 0101000111 0101111101 1101110100 11111 1101010101 0101011 1100111100 1001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Voice In The Pines;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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