This is an analysis of the poem An Old-Time Lay that begins with:
Where your brood seven lie,
Float in calm heavenly,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcddc bbbacca eeedffd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101 101100 110100 1011011011 101 111 1001 101100 101110 111100 1011011011 101 111 1001 100100 101100 101101 1011011101 111 11 1011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of An Old-Time Lay;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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