This is an analysis of the poem Rushing Of The Rapids that begins with:

The rushing of the rapids heard,
Soothes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXb BBaA XXbbcaX CDCDC Abbab CDCDCXBBaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 1 11010101 1011111 010010 01111010 1 01000101 101001010 0010101 0101011010 101 110100111010 0111001001 01010010 111 10101111 100 101000011 1001010101110 01000101 1 0100010 1 1 111 10101111 100 101000011 1001010101110 010010 01111010 1 1100010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Rushing Of The Rapids;
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