This is an analysis of the poem Under The River that begins with:

CLEAR and bright, from the snowy height,
The joyous stream to the plain descended: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 0101001010 11010111 00101101110 010100101 01101101010 010101101 00101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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