This is an analysis of the poem In Songs Of Harmony that begins with:

The leaves are budding so fresh and green.
On trees, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb adXX efgX dc X e cdX Xf X hh fX X X bee ceXg cibaX Xeejdgcj hX fea gX ie hXXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,1,1,3,2,1,2,2,1,1,3,4,5,8,2,3,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101111 11 1101001 11 10100111 010 11101 01010 1101001010000 0101111000 1000 111111 1010111010 1110 1111 10111110011 100101001101011 10 0101111101 11011011011 01011111 11111101 1 11 1011010 11 10 100 100 110 101 11010 111101 010011 10100100 101110 10001 11 101010 11001101 001010100 1010111 00100111 01001100 010 111011100 11 010100 1110100101 110100 1 1111010 01011 110 11110101001000 011 101 11 1101000 11 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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  • summary of In Songs Of Harmony;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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