This is an analysis of the poem Extempore Lines that begins with:

A MORNING crowns the Western hill,
A day begins to reign,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdccc efgfhbbb chXhdbXb iieigdXd bdjdajaj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 010101 011001101 110101 010101 111101 01110101 110111 11010100 110111 110101101 010101 111101 111101 01010101 110101 11010101 110101 1110101 110101 110111 1101110 10010100 0111010 01010101 010101 11110100 110101 110001 111111 10010001 010111 01010101 111101 11010001 110001 100100 110101 11010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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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  • summary of Extempore Lines;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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