This is an analysis of the poem Quaint Spring that begins with:

Probably around the deep midday,
I lay on an old stone,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a X a X b c X X a c a X X b X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010111 111111 011011 11010011 1100011 001001110 101011100 00111 00101101 110001101 1001110 01010011 1001110010 111111010 101110100101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 31
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Quaint Spring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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