This is an analysis of the poem Proem Iv that begins with:

The April rains are past, the frosts austere,
The flowers are hungering for the genial sun,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXbXbbcbcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101110101 010110010101 01101010111 1101011110 1000010101 11100010101 0101111110 1111010111 110110111001 0111111101 1111010101 1011010111 1111011101 1101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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

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