This is an analysis of the poem Words On The Window-Pane that begins with:

DID she in summer write it, or in spring,
Or with this wail of autumn at her ears, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccaddedde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01010101001 1001010101 1011010110 10110010101 1101011100 1001011101 10001010101 1111111101 1001011101 01010010101 1111010101 10110010001 0111000101 1111111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 646
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word or is repeated.

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