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

Here in this spring, stars float along the void;
Here in this ornamental winter...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cdcd cceXe XcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001110101 100101010 1101010 010100011 101010001 11001101 010111010 1111 1111000101 10110101 10100001 111011010 101111010 0111010101 0101010001 11011001011 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; this is repeated.

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

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