This is an analysis of the poem April Again that begins with:
April again! the willow wands are yellow
Rose-red the brambles that the passing wind knows,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaX bcbcX bXbXX XaXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10010111110 11010101011 101011010010 101010010001 1010 1001101110 100101010101 101010111110 11111011111 1010 1001001110 101010101101 101010011110 01101110101100 1010 10010010010 100010111101 101110101110 101010010101 1010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; as, road, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words april, month are repeated.
The author used the same word april at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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