This is an analysis of the poem Dawn, Noon And Dewfall that begins with:

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Dawn, noon and dewfall! Bluebird and robin... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXXX X ccXc X Xbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 1111011110 11101010101010 100010101110 11101011111010 1 1010101101010 10101110101110 1110100111010 11111111101010 1 1011001101010 0011111101010 10101010101011 110101010101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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