This is an analysis of the poem Heat In September that begins with:
And why shouldst thou come back to us, July,
Who vanished while we prayed thee not to pass?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaa bXacd Xdcdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111110101 1101111101 11111011111 1111011101 1001110101 1001110001 100101100111 10101110101 1111110101 0101010011 1101010101 01001010101 1100010111 1111011001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy is repeated.
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