This is an analysis of the poem Spring-Ripple Of Green Along The Way that begins with:

Spring-ripple of green along the way,
keen plash of aery waves that play, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaccdcddXXeXbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0110010101 11010111 1011 11011101 110100001 01111111 0101 11011100 11010101 11010101 1101 010111100 101110111 11110100 1101 001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 505
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Spring-Ripple Of Green Along The Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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