This is an analysis of the poem Before The Rain that begins with:

E knew it would rain, for all the morn
A spirit on slender ropes of mist ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111101 010110101 1100010101 000100100 010111101 1001110010 100101001 01001001010 1101110101 010110101 100110101 0100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 477
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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