This is an analysis of the poem Seen By The Waits that begins with:

Through snowy woods and shady
We went to play a tune... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef Xcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 110101 00101010 10100101 11011010 010101 11010010 100101 10010011 1100101 01010011 0011001 11111110 1010111 11110010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Seen By The Waits;
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