This is an analysis of the poem We Grow Accustomed To The Dark that begins with:

We grow accustomed to the Dark -
When light is put away - ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb cdad Xeee XbXb Xddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 110101 11010101 010011 01010101 110001 11110001 110101 11010100 110001 11010101 111101 0101010 101101 0100010 111101 1001010 110001 0101011 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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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