This is an analysis of the poem On Westwell Downes that begins with:

When Westwell Downes I gan to tread,
Where cleanely wynds the greene did sweepe,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbbXc debXXXdd eXXXXXXX bebXccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110010101 10010111 1011101 01010001 01110111 11000100 11011101 0110000101 11010010 1100010111 1101011 11000111 11101101 11011011 01010001 01010101 0100101001 110011101 11011110 100101001 11110110 010100100 11010111 1111101 10010101 11111101 11010110 11111111 01011101 11011111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 On Westwell Downes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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