This is an analysis of the poem A Bunch Of Lilac And A Storm Of Hail that begins with:

A bunch of lilac and a storm of hail
On the same afternoon! Indeed I know ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101110101 1011010111 1001011101 11101000101 1111100101 1100000101 1101010111 01010000111 11010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 376
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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