This is an analysis of the poem Song For The Rainy Season that begins with:

Hidden, oh hidden
in the high fog ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXababcdeX fghfgibibh jkajdljdld mXccnmXkXn doidggcoXg ppeapaakka
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 0011 01110 0100101 11110 111 10010 1101 001011 010100 0011 010 0111 0011 010110 11011 100011 1001 111 00101 11101 111 1010101 1111 111 11111 11111 100111 1011 1011 1101 0011 101111 1001 0101 01011 10 11001 1010 1001 10110 1011 0011 10010 011010 10010 110011 101011 0111100 10110 01101 100001 11010 1111 00101 10111 01011 10100 10110 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song For The Rainy Season;
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