This is an analysis of the poem Over The Hills that begins with:

Over the hills and the valleys of dreaming
Slowly I take my way....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010010 101111 10010011010 1001011 11011010010 101101 11111110010 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • 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 Over The Hills;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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