This is an analysis of the poem Rain In The Mountains that begins with:

The Valley's full of misty cloud,
Its tinted beauty drowning,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efef ghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 0101010 01010101 0101110 01010101 0101010 110010101 1101010 01000101 1101010 01011101 1111110 11010111 1101110 10010101 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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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  • summary of Rain In The Mountains;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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