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

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Over the lamp-lit street,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbbcdddc cccdaXXd bbbcbbbc Xddeccce bbXfeeeX X fgXggcc dXdffaa hahaaii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,8,8,1,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 100111 1011001 110111 1101 110101 1111001 101101 1011 100101 1011001 101001 1111 001101 111110 110100 1101 0111101 100101 111111 1001 110101 100111 100111 1111 111110 111101 110101 1001 111111 100101 101101 1101 110101 1001001 111110 1011 101111 101101 001101 1111 1 010100100101 10110100001 1001010111 0101111101 1100010100 1011011111 10111101011 10110110101 10110101100 1101110101 1101011011 1101010101 1001110110 0110001101 1111011111 1101011101 1111110101 11001011111 0101010111 01010010011 0101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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