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

WAVING whispering trees,
What do you say to the breeze ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaabaacaacaabaabdddddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 1111001 1110101 1101111 101001 11101101 101001 111001 101001 1101111 101001 1010111 101001 1100101 101001 0100111 1001001 1011101 101001 1111011 111101 1111001 1111001 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 694
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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