This is an analysis of the poem On Christmas Eve that begins with:
In byre and barn the mows are brim with sheaves,
Where stealeth in with phosphorescent tread ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaabb aaaaXaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0111011101 1100010001 01001110101 01001100101 0101100111 01001010111 010010101001 0101010101 1101000111 1111000101 0101110101 1101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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