This is an analysis of the poem The Song Of Gracia that begins with:

SPRING
Across the street, across the grass,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbccddecefXcbghhiigacgac j aiaiahahaeae X cgXggfgf j hkhhkcbccb hehhe lalla
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,24,1,12,1,8,1,10,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01 01010101 01111101 11110101 1111 110101001 01001 11010101 11001101 11111101 111111011 10011101 010011 110010101 11010101 01110111 01110001 10011001 01111100 11010111 01010101 010011101 00010001 11011101 110101 10 11010111110 1111111100 11110111010 1101111101 111110111010 1101110111 11110110110 11010010101 101111010010 1111010101 11110101110 11011010101 10 101100101010 1011110101 11011111110 1011011101 110100101110 11110100101 010010111010 1111011101 10 01110101 11110111 010111001 01000111 1101 11010111 01011111 01010101 11010010 0101 01010101 11111101 11110101 01011111 1101 01110111 01111101 110101001 01000101 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 71
  • 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; across, and, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words across, and, the, of are repeated.

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  • summary of The Song Of Gracia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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