This is an analysis of the poem A Small Room In Aspen that begins with:

Stains on the casements,
dustmotes, spiderless webs. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb cbab daeX Xffg eXcc Xhah eXhg XhXg dcac ihic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 1001001 11101101 111001 1011001 0010101 11110 0101011 01001010 01110 11101 1110100 11100 0110101 110011 110101 101011 011101 11011101 101111 1110101 0001111 111010 101010 11111 0110001 010011100 110101 01001011 01111 1111 11010 1101110 011011 111111 001010010 11010011 1011 1011001 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A Small Room In Aspen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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