This is an analysis of the poem Indian Summer that begins with:

A soft veil dims the tender skies,
And half conceals from pensive eyes... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaab ccdeed ffghhg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 11010101 01010001 01010101 11010101 01010101 01010101 11010101 11010101 01110101 11010101 11010111 11010101 01110101 1101001010 11111111 11011101 0110001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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