This is an analysis of the poem In The Carolinas that begins with:

The lilacs wither in the Carolinas.
Already the butterflies flutter above the cabins....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa aab bX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01110001010 01001011001010 010011100101 0010010 1010 100111010 11110 01110110 01101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 In The Carolinas;
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