This is an analysis of the poem Breath Of The Briar that begins with:

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O briar-scents, on yon wet wing... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a babacccc X cdcdacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 11011111 01111101 11100101 11010111 11111101 01010101 01010111 11010111 1 11000101 01110101 11011100 01010101 01010111 01000110 01001111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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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