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

The Sun at noon to higher air,
Unharnessing the silver Pair ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eecc aaff aXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 10000101 110101001 11011001 11010111 01010101 1100111001 11011101 01110101 01010101 11110001 11110101 01110101 11010111 11011111 01010101 01111101 011001010 11110101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 March;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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