This is an analysis of the poem At Day-Close In November that begins with:

The ten hours' light is abating,
And a late bird flies across,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110010 1011101 10111010 111101 11110011 1111001 1110010111 1110101 101011011 01111010 01111111 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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