This is an analysis of the poem A Song For Candlemas that begins with:

There’s never a rose upon the bush,
And never a bud on any tree;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababa ccacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010010101 110011101 01111111 01111111 10101101 11010100 10010101 01011111 01110001 11110101 10101101 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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 A Song For Candlemas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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