This is an analysis of the poem Season that begins with:

Ruby-veins crept into the foliage.
Then the pond was calm and wide....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b b X X b b X X a b X X X b X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100010 1011111 101011010 10101111 01011001 1111001 1011110001010 111111 1000101110 111111 010011 011100 110110110 11100101 10011001011 0101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 33
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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