This is an analysis of the poem Trees Are For Lovers that begins with:

Trees are for lovers.
A spirit has led them... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbabcdeafdefccgaghahdfXdXfbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 010110 10111 101110 1100111 101010 111101 11111 101010 001110 00111 101001 110110 11001 101001 110010 101001 101110 11101 100101 11101 010110 111010 01101 001110 111100 0010010 10101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 695
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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