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

NOW hand in hand, you little maidens, walk.
Pass in the shadow of the crumbling wall....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXcd aXccXcd eceXd X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 10011001001 11110101010 1111110101 11110100011 0101011101 1101010101 11011100101 0111011100 11001011111 1111110001 1011110101 01111111110 1101110101 11011101010 10011101011 11010111001 01010111110 1101010101 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; hand, your, you, walk are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word walk at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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