This is an analysis of the poem Zephyr returns and brings fair weather, that begins with:

‘Zephiro torna, e'l bel tempo rimena'
Zephyr returns and brings fair weather,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXbcXaXbddceceXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101111100 100111110 10101101100 11101101010 1011110010 011110111 100010101010 01111101101 1001000101010 101011010100 111100101 11010001010 1010101101001 10110010010 10110101011010 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; and, to, of are repeated.

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

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