This is an analysis of the poem Ellen Mar that begins with:

It was the spring-time of the year,
When flowers were budding new,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXada cXXXcaXX dbdbdaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011001 1100101 111111001 110101 11010101 011101 110101001 111101 11110001 010101 010100001 110101 01010101 110001 11110101 111101 11011101 011101 01110111 010101 01011001 110101 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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