This is an analysis of the poem Zermatt To The Matterhorn. that begins with:
Thirty-two years since, up against the sun,
Seven shapes, thin atomies to lower sight, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba abba acacac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1010110101 10111000101 10001111101 11111101011 1001110111 1111111111 0111010101 11110100111 1101111111 11110101110 1101010111 110100111010 0101011111 11010110110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thou is repeated.
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