This is an analysis of the poem The Forest Pool that begins with:

LOST amid gloom and solitude,
A pool lies hidden in the wood, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc ddaa eebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 01110001 01010111 110011111 11010101 10010011 01111101 11010101 11011111 11010101 11110111 10010111 11111111 11010111 01010000 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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