This is an analysis of the poem Pegasus At Wanlockhead that begins with:

WITH Pegasus upon a day,
Apollo, weary flying,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XcXX dede XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01000101 0101010 11010101 1101110 11110100 1101010 01010101 0101010 01010101 1101110 10110001 1110010 11010100 1011010 11000101 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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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