This is an analysis of the poem The Cow Pasture that begins with:

I see the harsh, wind-ridden, eastward hill,
By the red cattle pastured, blanched with dew; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110101 101101001001 01101010111 01110111110 0111010111 0101110101 01000010111 1011011011 100101010010 0111101101 1100010111 1001011001010 1011101101 01110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 736
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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