This is an analysis of the poem Steeds And Their Riders that begins with:

DON'T spur us so: you'll ever find,
When you will ride at giddy paces...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 110111010 11110001 111111110 11111111 111111110 01011111 010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Steeds And Their Riders;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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