This is an analysis of the poem A lane of Yellow led the eye that begins with:

A lane of Yellow led the eye
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 100101 11010000 010101 01010101 1100101 01110001 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A lane of Yellow led the eye;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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