This is an analysis of the poem Eutaw Springs that begins with:

At Eutaw Springs the valiant died;
Their limbs with dust are covered o'er; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cbcb dede dbdb fafa dcdc afafXadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110010101 110111010 111011101 11010111 00010101 11010101 11110111 01010101 11110101 010111001 11010101 11010101 10110101 11111101 11010001 11010101 11110101 01010101 110100101 11011101 111100101 01010101 11010101 11010101 110100101 11011101 11010111 01010101 110111001 11010101 111101001 0110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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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