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

Winked to the birdcherry, gulped amid tears,
Splashed over carriages' varnish, trees' tremble....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XcaX dbdb Xedf fgXgXcgeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001011 11010010110 11001011011 0010011110010 10111011000 01101010110 10100101 11010110100 011011010010 1101010101 010010010010 11001011001 10011111010 1001111001 010100110010 000111011 0011111010 01001111001 0001010010 01011011001 00110111010 100111001 10010011010 1001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; not, of are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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