This is an analysis of the poem Wet Weather that begins with:

IT is the English in me that loves the soft, wet weather--
The cloud upon the mountain, the mist upon the sea,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede afaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00010011101110 0101010010101 011101110101110 01011111011101 011101100111010 111111000011111 010101011100110 11010101111001 00010111111010 01011111011111 110001111111010 01110001010101 11010011101110 01011101110111 011101001111010 101010101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; upon, it, to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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