This is an analysis of the poem The Stream Of Life that begins with:

Oh silvery streamlet of the fields,
That flowest full and free!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbbaba acXcbaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010001 110111 110100101 010111 11110101 0101010 01010111 1111010 1101010001 110111 11110111 0101011 11010101 111101 111100101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Stream Of Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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