This is an analysis of the poem The Faun Sees Snow For The First Time that begins with:

Zeus,
Brazen-thunder-hurler, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXaXab aXXX aXba cc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101010 1101010 1101110 11 11010111 1001110101 0011101 111101 0101 1 101010101 1111011 101010 111 11111 0101110001 11110111001 101110 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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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  • idea of the verse;
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