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

Swiftly along these woodland ways,
Where squirrels scud and thrushes sing,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aXXX cbcb dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111 11011101 00110101 1011001 10010111 01110101 01000111 111101 10110111 11110101 11011101 010100 01100101 01010111 01100111 0101001 111100111 11111101 11111100 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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