This is an analysis of the poem A Month Of Happiness that begins with:

A blind horse stands among cherry trees.
And bones shine from cool earth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabcXbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101101 111011 011 111001101 11001110001 1111 01 11001 01011011 1101110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of A Month Of Happiness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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