This is an analysis of the poem The Echoing Green that begins with:

The sun does arise,
And make happy the skies;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddee ffgghhaaeX iiddaXjjeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101 111001 01011 010001 01111 01001 11001 001101 111101 101001 11011 11011 101001 01011 11111 11111 11001 111111 011101 101001 1010110 111010 01101 111111 1010110 1010110 11011 11011 11111 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 The Echoing Green;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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