This is an analysis of the poem On Such A Day that begins with:
Some hang above the tombs,
Some weep in empty rooms,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaab Xccb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101 110101 110101 010 110100 100101 010101 010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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