This is an analysis of the poem The Burgomeister's Well that begins with:

A peaceful spot, a little street,
So still between the double roar... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbaada efafedad agcgXhch cacXXXff cadaeieifgag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11010101 01110101 01010101 11011001 01010111 11011001 11010101 01010101 11010101 11110101 11010101 11010101 01010001 11000111 01011101 01011101 01010101 10010001 01010101 01100101 11010101 11010101 11111101 11111101 11010101 11011111 01010110 01010101 011111000 11010111 101011101 11010001 11111101 01111101 01000111 01011101 01111101 11110100 11010001 11011101 11111101 11011101 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • 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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