This is an analysis of the poem April that begins with:

If you had come away with me
into another state ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcaXdXedcXfcXbdfXbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 000101 11010010 1101101 1001001011 11001 1111010 011 1101011 001 0011010 11010010111 11011010 1101010 110 0111001 1111011 11 01000110 11 1011101 10110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; too is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.

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

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