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

Summer
At evening in the woods...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXbb cbda bdbX XXed b a a Xecc XXXe XXXX Xaeb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,1,1,1,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 110001 010011100 0111100001 0110 01001110 1001 01010010 10010 0101 010011 10101 1110 0101010 1001 1101 100 011111 01011010 10 110111 11011 101111 111 101001 111 11111 1011 101111 110 11100 111 11011 11010 1101 11111 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Summer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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