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

Summer, sweet Summer, many-fingered Summer!
We hold thee very dear, as well we may:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabXacdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10110101010 1111011111 0001000101 11011101010 010011001010 1101011101 1101110100 11111101100 1100011101 1101011101 10010010101 1101110101 11011100001 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 594
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; summer is repeated.

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

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