This is an analysis of the poem Calendar that begins with:

To find with you the earliest
Willow-buds before their silver turns to gold,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccdeaXf efdffXf fdXefe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010100 11101110101 1011001011100110 10100010101 010101 0101010101 110111000110 0101 0101011101 10101010 10111010001 10111010101 00100101 010101010010 1010111 111101 011101010101 10101010011 11110 001100 1101010100111 1101111111 000010101010 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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