This is an analysis of the poem The Margin Of A Stream that begins with:

The margin of a stream, the willow's shade,
A mind inclined to song, a mistress sweet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabcbb debdebbbXXfXXfbbebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100010101 0101010101 0110111101 0101111101 1101111101 1001101101 1100010111 1111111101 110010111010 1011110101 1101111101 11001101010 1101010011 01011100101 1011001111 1101111101 1111100100 1101010111 1101101111 1111011101 01010011100 11011101001 1111011101 11001110101 1011110111 0101010111 0101010101 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 614
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Margin Of A Stream;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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