This is an analysis of the poem On The Hill Top that begins with:

What is the end of all sweet things,
Of these dawns and twilights and golden springs ?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaab ccccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010111 01111011001 0011110111 0011110111 111011 11101111 1101101001 1101011001 010101111 0100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word of is repeated.

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