This is an analysis of the poem Spring I that begins with:

When on the mountain tops ray-crowned Apollo
Turns his swift arrows, dart on glittering dart,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef cccc XXbb cgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111010 10110111001 11011101110 1101011111 100101001010 1111110111 11110001010 1111010101 01010100110 0101010101 110110101010 0101010111 010111010010 0101111101 11010101010 1101110101 11010101110 10001111000 110010101010 0101000101 110101001011 1111111101 101110100011 1101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; on, and, with are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Spring I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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