This is an analysis of the poem Between The Showers that begins with:

Between the showers I went my way,
The glistening street was bright with flowers;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaB babXabaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101111 0100111010 01111101 01010 010101110 01110101 1100011010 10110111 0101010010 11111111 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Between The Showers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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