This is an analysis of the poem The Downy Woodpecker that begins with:

Downy came and dwelt with me,
Taught me hermit lore;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dede fafa gege hdhd iiii jaja ikik iaia iaia lmlm mcmc blbl ininXfmfm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 11101 1010101 11101 1010011 00101 1000101 00101 1011101 00101 1110101 10111 1010101 10111 1010101 10001 1011101 11101 1011101 11001 1010101 10101 1010111 10111 1010101 10101 1010101 10001 1010101 00111 1111101 10101 1011001 11111 1010111 10111 1110101 10101 10010111 11101 1110111 10101 1011111 11101 1110101 00101 1111101 00101 1010101 100111 1011101 10111 1011101 00101 1111101 00101 11111001 01101 1010101 00101 1110101 00101 1111101 0011
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, and, her are repeated.

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