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

Some men there are who find in nature all
Their inspiration, hers the sympathy ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbccadeXfacXdcghifXhfccejbiaccegkdjkecfjf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 42,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111110101 1101000100 11010101010 0001111101 1111010001 0101010001 1011110011 0001000101 11110101111 1101110111 1101011101 1011010001 0100111101 1101001101 11110101101 1101000101 1111000111 1111111111 1101010101 0111011111 1101110101 100010101 1101010101 1101010101 0110010101 0110011111 100101001110 0101010101 1101010101 0101000101 0111010111 1101011101 1001110101 1101001001 1101100101 0101010001 0110010011 1101010101 0101010101 11001010001 1111110111 0111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1823
  • Average number of words per stanza: 334
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; where, and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, the are repeated.

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

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

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