This is an analysis of the poem On A December Day that begins with:

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This is the sweetness of an April day;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abba abba cacacc X daXddaXd beebXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,6,1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0001001101 01000010101 00111111001 1101000101 1001110101 0100011111 1111000101 111011111 1111111101 0111011101 1111010111 1111111000 1101011111 1101101001 1 1011010101 1011010101 1011011100 11010101001 1101110101 1101110101 1111110100 1101011101 11001010100 1001101100 1000110111 1111000101 1101011100 11001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, her, we, she, i, blessed are repeated.

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

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  • summary of On A December Day;
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