This is an analysis of the poem Up In The Morning Early that begins with:

Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west,
The drift is driving sairly;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cBXB dXdB cBXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 0101010 1111101 1101010 1000010111 1001010 100111011 1101010 0111001001 01111100 11011101 1101010 1010010111 1001010 100111011 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • 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.

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