This is an analysis of the poem Happy Creek that begins with:

The little creek goes winding
   Thro' gums of white and blue, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbdBAAB aeeeedBAAB XfggfXbaab XdhhdXBAAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 110111 1101 1001 110101 11010101 111111 1101 1101 110101 0101110 110011 1001 1101 1110111 11010111 111111 1101 1101 110101 0101110 110101 1111 1101 110101 11010101 111111 1101 1101 110101 0101110 110101 1001 1111 110101 11010101 111111 1101 1101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 389
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Happy Creek;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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