This is an analysis of the poem A Rose-Bud By My Early Walk that begins with:

A ROSE-BUD by my early walk,
Adown a corn-enclosed bawk,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcccb dddbccXb eeebfffb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 1001011 11010101 1101010 11011111 01010101 11010101 0101010 01010101 01010101 01110101 1100010 11110101 01010101 100111100 0101010 11111101 110011101 11010101 1111010 11111111 11010101 11010101 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less 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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