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

The Spring comes slowly up this way,
Slowly, slowly,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABa aBA aBA aBA aBA XBAXaBa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001110101 1010 10010101 01111001 1010 001110101 10011111 1010 001110101 10011111 1010 001110101 11011101 1010 001110101 11111101 1010 001110101 011101011 1010 001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; slowly is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word way 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 Song Of Spring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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