This is an analysis of the poem A Perfect Day that begins with:

I will be glad to-day: the sun
Smiles all adown the land; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdb eeaebe ebbbfb cgbgdg ceXece cdXdfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 111001 01010101 011101 11010111 001101 01010101 011101 01110101 110011 11011101 110001 01011111 011001 01000101 011101 01000111 100101 01110101 101101 01100101 011111 11010101 100101 01111101 111101 01111001 0101000 01011111 100101 01011101 110101 01011101 110011 11111111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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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