This is an analysis of the poem Stars And Moon that begins with:

Beneath the stars and summer moon
A pair of wedded lovers walk,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab c adad e fgXg afaf hchc egeg c igig
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,1,4,4,4,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 01010101 01011101 11110111 10 11111111 01011101 11011111 01110111 10 11010101 01010111 010101110 11111101 11001101 01010111 10110111 01010101 01001101 11100101 11010101 01010101 11010111 11101101 01010101 11101101 10 11110101 11110111 10111111 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, more are repeated.

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