This is an analysis of the poem Doors Of Daring that begins with:

The mountains that enfold the vale
With walls of granite, steep and high,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bXXX caca dbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 01010111 01010101 1110101 01010101 11110101 10011100 101111000 11011111 11010101 11010101 010101 1110101101 1110101101 11010101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

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