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

Cydonian Spring with her attendant train,
Maelids and water-girls,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbbaXXXccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001000101 101101 10010100101 010101 1011 1100110 101100 11010 11110 0101 11001111111 1111010100 11010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 411
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 The Spring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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