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

Stand aside and let him pass
Over this untrodden grass.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aab bb b bbc c cd dde eeb bb f ffb b XbA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,1,3,1,2,3,3,2,1,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1001001 1100101 1011101 1010001 1111101 1111101 1111101 1111110 1110101 1010111 1010101 1111101 1110101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1111101 1010011 1011101 1110101 1010101 1110101 1100101 1110001 1010101 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 63
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 Processional;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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