This is an analysis of the poem April -- North Carolina that begins with:

Would you not be in Tryon
   Now that the spring is here, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXb cddd dece ffdfXcbAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 1100101 1101110 1101001 1101010 100101 1011010 101101 0111110 111111 0101011 100111 0101110 111101 1001010 110101 1101010 110111 1110010 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of April -- North Carolina;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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