This is an analysis of the poem Very True, The Linnets Sing that begins with:

Very true, the linnets sing
Sweetest in the leaves of spring: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 10001001 1110111 11101100 1011111 1011111 1101101 1011111 1110101 0110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Very True, The Linnets Sing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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