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

WE wandered down the meadow way--
The path beside the hedge is shady,-- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcd eded fgfg hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010111 010101010 10110101 110111110 11010101 011111010 11111001 111101010 11010101 1001001011 01110101 010111011 11010101 111111010 11100101 110101010 11111111 011101010 11110101 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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