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

When in still air and still in summertime
A leaf has had enough of this, it seems...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1011110101 0111010001 01101011101 0100010101 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; in is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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