This is an analysis of the poem The Willow-Tree (Another Version) that begins with:

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Long by the willow-trees... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcdc X efgfbX X ecdcgc X cdXheh a XXggXcXX a Xecedigi X gaaaiXjX X Xcjcgggg X e XXaiia
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110111 10110 110101 100110 101101 10110 1 111100 1111 101111 1011 100101 1001 1 100100 10110 100101 10110 101101 10010 1 1001010 10100 100101 10010 110101 10110 1 101100 110100 110101 10010 110101 10010 101100 10100 1 110100 1111 110110 1101 100101 1001 111100 1001 1 1001001 1001 101101 01011 110111 1011 101110 1011 1 100111 10010 111101 11010 110101 10111 100101 11011 1 10 11100 110100 1001011011 111101 101101 11101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words yes, and are repeated.

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