This is an analysis of the poem Steep From A Peak A Fall Deep that begins with:

Steep from a peak a fall,
Deep....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDEC AbCDEC DAbFAbGAbGDX AbAbAbF AbAbAbF DAbFAbGAbGD AbCDECXAbAbAbF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,12,7,7,11,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 1 110110 101 1101111001 010011110 100101 1 110110 101 1101111001 010011110 010100010 100101 1 1010101 100101 1 10001110 100101 1 110101 110101 1 100101 1 100101 1 100101 1 1010101 100101 1 100101 1 100101 1 1010101 010100010 100101 1 1010101 100101 1 10001110 100101 1 110101 110101 100101 1 110110 101 1101111001 010011110 100101 1 100101 1 100101 1 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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