This is an analysis of the poem Stream And Sun At Glendalough that begins with:

THROUGH intricate motions ran
Stream and gliding sun... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababccacaddede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1100101 11101 111111 11011111 110101 01011101 111111 10111 101011111 110101 11000111 111101 111101 11111111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 424
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or is repeated.

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