This is an analysis of the poem Milton Read Again (In Surrey) that begins with:

Three golden months while summer on us stole
I have read your joyful tale another time,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa cddc bccb effeXacca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110111 11111010101 1011001101 11010000101 1101010111 1101110101 1111011101 1101000101 1011011101 11111010101 1101011101 1101001101 10110010101 11000100101 010010010101 1101010101 1111011011 0101111101 0111010101 1001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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