This is an analysis of the poem When Great Trees Fall that begins with:

When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcdef Aeedg hdaffXfiddiec iXedgbiigehXeid hddaXcbeihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,13,15,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1110110 10101 0110 110100 101010 1111 010 11010010 110 010011 1111 0101101 1110 1110 1110 10 010100 110010010 010 1111 01 101 1010 1111 1010010 01101 11 010011 10 1110 111 10111 100 101 11111100 101001000100 011 1 11111 10010011 10111 01000101 0010 10010010 1100110 00011001 10101010 110010 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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