This is an analysis of the poem Summer Has Come Without The Rose that begins with:

Has summer come without the rose,
Or left the bird behind? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbadcd ccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 110101 0011011 111111 0111001011 110101 1111111 111111 0111011 011101 01110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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