This is an analysis of the poem The Ivy On The Wall that begins with:

THE VERDANT ivy clings around
Yon moss be-mantled wall,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXcdc eaeaffff XaXaXdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 110101 10010101 1100111 11000111 1100001 11110101 011101 010101101 110101 11010101 110101 010011101 010111 11010101 010101 110010101 110111 11010101 110011 110101001 010101 11010101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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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