This is an analysis of the poem I Hear The Stars Still Singing that begins with:

I hear the stars still singing
To the beautiful, silent night,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 00100101 111010010 110101 1101110 1010101 101001110 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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