This is an analysis of the poem June, 1915 that begins with:

Who thinks of June's first rose today?
Only some child, perhaps, with shining eyes and... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcacdbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011101 10110101011 1110101 00110101111101 110101011101 11010011010111 01110101010101 1101010111 00110101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 465
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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; of is repeated.

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  • summary of June, 1915;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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