This is an analysis of the poem Hesperian - Proem that begins with:

The path that winds by wood and stream
Is not the path for me to-day;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cccc dede ffff XbXb ghgh gigi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01111111 01011101 01110101 11110111 11111100 11110111 01001001 110011101 11011101 010001001 11100111 01110001 01000101 11010111 01110111 01010101 010101001 01011101 01010001 10010101 010101111 01010101 11111100 01000111 01010101 01111110 10111101 00110101 11110101 11110111 11010101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; path, by, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words by, the, and are repeated.

    The author used the same words by, the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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