This is an analysis of the poem The Rapture Of The Year that begins with:

While skies glint bright with bluest light
Through clouds that race o'er fields and town, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacaC DEDDX babafcfC DEDDX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111110111 11110111 11010101 11110111 11011111 01110101 11010001 11111101 1101010 01000101 01001101 01010100 11010111 01110101 11011101 11011100 11111101 01010101 01111100 11010001 11111101 1101010 01000101 01001101 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Rapture Of The Year;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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