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

When blooming spring
Arrays the laughing fields in green,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaccddXeeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 01010101 110010111 110011101 0101 1101 1101 11110111 01100 1101 011101001 101101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 354
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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