This is an analysis of the poem Imitated From Ossian that begins with:

The stream with languid murmur creeps,
In Lumin's flowery vale:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd edeX fdfd bgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 0101001 01010101 110001 11011101 1110110 01001101 1101110 011101001 1110110 01011101 0101010 01011101 110101 11010111 010101 11010111 0101010 11011011 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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