This is an analysis of the poem The Quiet that begins with:

Ayont the Caller Fountain
Whan gowks were in the schaw,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXBXX Bcdcc befee acBgg BcdccXbefae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010 110001 11000110 101111 111111 11000110 111111 0110010 111111 110001 1101010 011101 1010010 101011 011101 010110 1100001 1100110 101111 1111111 1100110 1101111 0110010 111111 1100001 1101010 011101 1010010 10010010 0011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 The Quiet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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