This is an analysis of the poem Woak Hill that begins with:

When sycamore leaves wer a-spreadèn
Green-ruddy in hedges,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaab XXXb XXXb XXXb bXXb ccXb Xadb XcXb XXXbXcddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110010 100111010 01111 11111101 11011 110111010 01111 01101101 111010 1100111100 11111 111100111 101101 1111101110 11111 11111101 1110011 011010010 01111 111111010 111100 11001111 01111 11011011 110010 11011011 011111 101101101 011110 111001011 101111 111111010 11101 110111110 01111 1111100110 011010 110011110 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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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