This is an analysis of the poem Joy In The Woods that begins with:

There is joy in the woods just now,
The leaves are whispers of song,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ee fgfghaha ee didicfcfXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,8,2,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10100111 0111001 10111101 1100111 1101001 0110101 11111001 1101111 001101110 110111110 1101111 11001111 1110101 1110111 10101111 01111111 01101101 10101011 101110110 101011010 11101010 0100101 01001010 1010101 1111011 0111101 0100101 1011111 10101110 111011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; in, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word but at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Joy In The Woods;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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