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

Spring bursts violently
into Moscow houses....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcda XcXac bdcd eeeX XddX XXXb bXb Xfaaaf gXddgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,4,4,3,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111000 001110 11001 11101 111100 1010011 100101 0101010 011100 0101001 0101 00101 111111 1110101 001011 010101 1101001 010101 0010101 001010 1110101 11001 111111 011011010 101101 011111 011101 1111001 011111 111010101 01101110 101011010 01110010 1101100 0111110 1101001 111111 1110111100 11001100 101010100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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