This is an analysis of the poem Young Sycamore that begins with:

I must tell you
this young tree...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb ccdX XXbe Xbed ddba fdfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 011 11111 0101 101010 110 01010 100 00010 1100 1101 11 010110 101 1101 11 1001 01 1100100 11 11010 1 1010 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Young Sycamore;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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