This is an analysis of the poem Song that begins with:

The linnet in the rocky dells,
The moor - lark in the air,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdcd efef gbgb hghg ijijXdbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 011001 01010101 111101 01110101 011111 11010101 111101 111101011 010101 11111101 010101 11010111 011100 11011101 111111 11011101 1100101 01000101 011101 10111111 110101 11100101 010101 11110101 110101 10110101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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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  • summary of Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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