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

Now is the pause between asleep and awake:
Two seasons take...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXbbccdeedbXb aXadfgfagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10010101101 1101 010110010111 0111 10101100101010 1011 1011 101 0111010001 11011 01001011111001 0111 0101 0101101110 11101111100010 1111010010 111110111 00010101101 0101010101 0101111011 000110101 101011101010 11010110011101 01011101010 01000101011 1101010010101 010010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 520
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines snare is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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