This is an analysis of the poem Songs Of The Spring Nights that begins with:

I.
The flush of green that dyed the day...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abab cdcd eeee afaf X bcbc ghgh gcgc iiii X jiji eXed abab jXji X khkh bfbf cccc elel
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 01011101 110001 101110111 111101 11011001 111101 01111001 1111001 110100101 100101 10010111 110011 11100101 110101 11011101 110111 1 11010111 1111001 010100111 011011 011011101 011101 110010101 110111 11010101 010101 11011101 0101001 01010101 110101 01111101 110111 1 01110101 100100 01111101 111001 01111101 1101010 10010101 100111 01010101 110101 011101001 110011 010111011 110100 01001100 100101 1 01011111 110101 01110110 110111 11011101 111101 11110101 110101 11010111 1100111 11011101 101101 11110111 110111 110100101 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 71
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 Songs Of The Spring Nights;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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