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

Come we to the summer, to the summer we will come,
For the woods are full of bluebells and the hedges full of bloom,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbb ddbbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100100010101 101110111010101 1010101010001 1101010011101 11010100010001 110011100010101 10101011000101 11110100010101 01010101010101 0101010010111 10100010101101 0010011101011101 1101011110001 111010110110011 1101111110101 10111010001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 442
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, her, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.

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

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

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