This is an analysis of the poem The Old Barn that begins with:

Low, swallow-swept and gray,
Between the orchard and the spring,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa cdcdc edede fffff gcgcg hcXch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110111 010101001 1011010101 110101 011101 10010101 01111101 1111010111 100111 010101 01011100 11010101 1011010100 111101 110100 01011100 01011111 1101011101 1101001 101111 11010101 01110111 110101111 110101 111101 11011101 11100111 11011101011 111001 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of The Old Barn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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