This is an analysis of the poem In The Spirit Of The Vernal Equinox that begins with:

In the spirit of the vernal equinox,
Arriving on the 20th of March in 2010....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcde aF AXghaadfa efgcg aF AghXea aFaXX bX aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,9,5,2,6,5,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100010101 0101010101 10011111 1101101 0101001 10101011001 1 0101 00100010101 11011011 011111 10010110010 110101 11111 01001111 0010101 1111011 10111011 1101001 010101000111 10001010101101 101010100 1 0101 00100010101 010101 10110110110 111110100 000010 1010010111 1 0101 1010010 1010 01010101100 1110101 100 110101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; in is repeated.

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  • summary of In The Spirit Of The Vernal Equinox;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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