This is an analysis of the poem Malvern Hill that begins with:

Ye elms that wave on Malvern Hill
In prime of morn and May,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXbddee Xfgfcfgghh gadahagghh aiaai
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 010111 0111101 1111 11011101 110111 10010011 10011101 0101 01011101 01010110 110101 01010101 1111 111100101 1010111 01110111 1110100101 1011 01010101 010110101 1100101 01010011 0111 11011101 010101 01111101 11011101 1101 10011111 110101 0101001 110101 101100 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Malvern Hill;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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