This is an analysis of the poem The Mullein Meadow that begins with:

Down in the mullein meadow
The lusty thistle springs,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcaC dede bfbf ddXdXbcaC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011 0101001 0101111 010111 0100010 010111 0111011 110101 0110011 010101 11010101 110101 1101110 110101 0101001 0010101 10111011 011001 0101010 110101 1101010 110001 0011011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Mullein Meadow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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