This is an analysis of the poem Burning Off that begins with:

They're burning off at the Rampadells,
The tawny flames uprise,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa bbbb baXa XcXc bdXd XeceXadbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110100 010110 010100101 011111 010101101 011101 1111101001 010111 0101101101 010111 011110101 010111 011111001 111101 011100100 110101 110100101 011111 011101101 1101001 1101001001 111111 011100111 011111 010010101 111101 111100101 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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