This is an analysis of the poem Haymaking that begins with:

Aye, sure, it does always be rainin'
An' the hay lyin' out in the wet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabXbX XcXcadad XeXefgfg bcbcahah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111010 10111001 11001100 01011101 1001010010 01101010 101111010 01111101 010010110 101001101 011110110 1101001 110110010 01001011 1110110010 01001111 1010011010 101101001 110010110 11001001 1010011110 10111011 010111010 0101011 101111010 0101001 01111010 11001001 110110100 1101011 101111010 101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 Haymaking;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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