This is an analysis of the poem Early Spring that begins with:

The Spring is come, and Spring flowers coming too,
The crocus, patty kay, the rich hearts' ease;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbacXcaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0010110110101 0101010111 010010101 11010011101 11011011101 0011110101 0111110101 0110010111 1100011101 01001010101 1101010101 01010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 552
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Early Spring;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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