This is an analysis of the poem On A Theme By Frost that begins with:

Amherst never had a witch
O Coos or of Grafton...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa ba cX Xd Xe dX Xc fa fa aX XX bX Xe XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 111010 110101 101110 11011 11001010 110010 001101 11111 110010101 101110 101001010 010010011 10110101 11111 011110 111001 10111 1011101 111110 110010 1010011 1010011 110101 1111010 1011101 011011 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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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  • summary of On A Theme By Frost;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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