This is an analysis of the poem The Coming Of Phoebe that begins with:

When buckets shine 'gainst maple trees
And dropp by dropp the sap doth flow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccXdd efefaaXgg hihiaaXjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 11110111 11111111 11011101 11011101 11010101 1 10100101 110011101 11011111 11011101 11110111 11010101 111100101 11010101 1 10100101 11110101 11110111 11111101 101110101 10110111 11010111 110001001 1 10101101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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