This is an analysis of the poem By The Arno that begins with:

THE oleander on the wall
Grows crimson in the dawning light,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba acca caac deed dffd gbbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11000101 10111001 11110101 01010101 11010101 11011011 01010101 10011101 10110001 10010101 01010001 01011101 11001111 110101001 10010001 01010101 01110101 10110101 01110001 11010101 011101001 11001101 10010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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