This is an analysis of the poem Dirge In Woods that begins with:

A wind sways the pines,
And below... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbacdedffbeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 01101 101 101011 1101011 101011001 001111 011101 111011001 101101 101001 101011 111 111101001 101 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 Dirge In Woods;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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