This is an analysis of the poem Summer Storm that begins with:

We stood on the rented patio
While the party went on inside....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbcb Xded cfgf achc hdad Xcgc eaea XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111010101 10101101 1101010 1101001 110111011 011111 11010101 100101 01110101 010101 1110101 011001 01011111 01011001 1110101011 110101 110001010 110101 01011101 010111 11110001 011101 11010101 010111 11110100 010011 01010001 000101 11110111 1111110 1010101 1011110 110001110 1100101 10110100 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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