This is an analysis of the poem A New Leaf that begins with:

Here’s the volume: stain nor blot
Mars a leaf to-day; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dadacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 10101 1110111 10001 1110111 1010001 0011101 00101 0110111 11101 1100011 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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; or is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word year at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of A New Leaf;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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