This is an analysis of the poem In California: Morning, Evening, Late January that begins with:

Pale, then enkindled,
light ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXc XbdX efaf Xgfa ehhX fc Xij jXXaa j hadXjjcf Kig iji ciac KiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,4,2,3,5,1,8,3,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100 1 010 1000 100111 01 100 100 100 101 010 1000101 101 10110 1000101 1011 1101001 1101 01010101 1011001 0111 100101101010 100010010 1011 10010 1101010 1010 10100 110110 0100 11110 10101 111011 1010100010 1 10100 10 1001001001 01001101 010010110 1110 0100110100 10010010 1100 1001 01010 101011 110110 101 00101 1110 010110100 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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