This is an analysis of the poem Creole Serenade that begins with:

Under mossy oak and pine
Whispering falls the fountained stream;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eaea fafa eXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010111 100101001 0010101 10010111 1011101 0011101 10101111 1110101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 0010101 0100101 0010111 1010101 1010010001 1010101 1011111 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Creole Serenade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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