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

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A storm of white petals, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aba X XXX X abXa X bXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,3,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 010110 11010101 0010110 1 1101010 100001001 1010 1 100101 1010101 01010 0001110 1 10110 100100 011110 110100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Year;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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