This is an analysis of the poem Relating To Robinson that begins with:

Somewhere in Chelsea, early summer;
And, walking in the twilight toward the docks, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab Xcdbc deXaeeXbe caedaf XXacdacfXeaacc eX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,9,6,14,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110101010 11000110101 111111000101 011000101010101 11010010101 100111111101 10011111 01000101 10011100101 111100010101 111100010 10101010001 11111101100 11110111010101 01110100101 110111110101 1111111100 11111111 10110101 011101 111001010101 111101 1111110001 1111011100 11110101 1111010101 1101011101 110111110101 100010111 01011001 0101111 10101111100 1001101100 1111 0111010 1011101 10101011101 0101010101 011100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Relating To Robinson;
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