This is an analysis of the poem Like A Fresh Brook Flows that begins with:

Winter is gone.
And again Spring is here......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA ccc XdaE affXf ABA Xc DE DF DEXDF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,5,3,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 1010101 101 11010010 111110 11010101 1010101 010111 1011101 11010101 110101010 110100 101101010 10 101100101 1001 1010101 101 10101110 11010010100 1111 11010101 1111 1010110111 1111 11010101 1111 1010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; ah is repeated.

    The author used the same word ah 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 Like A Fresh Brook Flows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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