This is an analysis of the poem It Is Easy To Work When The Soul Is At Play that begins with:

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It is easy to work when the soul is at play—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0010011010110 11010010 010110111 11100000 0010010011010 1100000100 101000000 101000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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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