This is an analysis of the poem Turn O' The Year that begins with:

This is the time when bit by bit
The days begin to lengthen sweet...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc aacc XXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00011111 01010101 110001101 111001001 00010101 10010111 111000101 111001001 00011101 001100101 110101101 111001001 00011111 01110100 10110101 11100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

  • summary of Turn O' The Year;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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