This is an analysis of the poem Moon Over Mountain Pass that begins with:

A bright moon rising above Tian Shan Mountain,
Lost in a vast ocean of clouds....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcXcaabXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110011110 10011001 01101100110010 110111 010011110101 100100111101 001100101 1101001 11100110101 1110101110 00101001 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 475
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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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