This is an analysis of the poem Moss On A Wall that begins with:

Dim dreams it hath of singing ways,
Of far-off woodland water-heads,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbX caca cdcd eeee afaf ghgh aaaa cccc cece daXa hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 01111101 11010101 01010101 11000101 10010101 10010101 110111001 01011101 01010101 11010101 110111001 11000101 01010001 01010101 11111111 11010101 01110101 01010001 11000101 01010101 11001101 11010101 11010101 11010001 11010001 01000101 01011101 11010111 110101001 11000111 010111001 01011101 01010101 11010111 010010101 11110111 01110111 11011101 11110101 11110101 11010111 010111100 11110101 10111101 11010111 11110001 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, and are repeated.

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