This is an analysis of the poem Discovery that begins with:

What is it now that I shall seek
Where woods dip downward, in the hills?-... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb bXbX dbdXXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10011111 11110001 01010101 11010101 10010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 0111111 11010100 01100101 01111100 11111111 01110101 01110101 110111000 11110101 11010111 11110101 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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