This is an analysis of the poem Evenfall At The Gate that begins with:

A rose-shot purple on the sunset hills,
And skies of golden fire; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXababXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010111 1101010 1011010101 0101101 0101011111 010101 1111010100 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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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