This is an analysis of the poem First Robin that begins with:

I dreaded that first robin so,
But he is mastered now,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba Xcdc dbbb ecbc Xcac Xcce ddXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110101 10010011 110101 11011101 111111 11010001 1100101 11110101 111101 1110010 110011 1101110 1111101 10110101 110111 11110111 1110101 01110111 111111 11110101 110101 01010001 010100 11011111 111101 10010100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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  • summary of First Robin;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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