This is an analysis of the poem Oh Wert Thou In The Cauld Blast that begins with:

Oh wert thou in the cauld blast,
On yonder lea, on yonder lea,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXXXX acXcXddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110011 11011101 1100101 11011101 101000101 01110111 1110110 01010101 10100101 11111111 01000101 01110111 10111101 11011101 01010011 10111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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