This is an analysis of the poem He Reproves The Curlew that begins with:

O CURLEW, cry no more in the air,
Or only to the water in the West;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111001 1100010001 011101011 101111101 111011011 100110001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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