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

When from his place a forest monarch falls,
A thunder shakes the leafy leagues across,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac bdbd efef gfgf hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010111 0101010101 0101000111 11110010101 11010101010 1111011111 11111001010 0111010001 1011111101 1001010101 11110101001 1111011101 11111100101 111101001 01001000101 11111100101 11010100010 0111001111 01010101010 1111011111 11110101001 0111010101 1101011101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Seddon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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