This is an analysis of the poem The Wind Tapped Like A Tired Man, that begins with:

The wind tapped like a tired man,
And like a host, 'Come in,'... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa XbXb Xcdc XdXd XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 110111 11010101 110001 010101 010101 01010011 010001 1111011 011101 010010111 0001001 0100010 010011 11010101 110001 1100110 110101 011111100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 The Wind Tapped Like A Tired Man,;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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