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

When the sun rises where will you be
Wandering, sweetheart of mine?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBabaaBaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101010 1001101 1011011011 1001011001 111101 101101010 1001101 1101111101 1001011111 1001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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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