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

A spring wind on the Bowery,
Blowing the fluff of night shelters...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdc dccXecfX XXbdccbbb gfbcfX XaX dhe fdhgXXhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,9,6,3,3,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001110100 10010110 101010 110100101011010010 111 110101001010110 1001011 11111 0110101 101101110 011 1101 110101 1010101101 1001001 1101 010110 011101 1010011 110101 101101 10101 011010 100011 01100100 11010 11010011111 1100001 10111 100101110 100101010 110010 100101 001011010 101101 101010010 1010010 100010 10100100 1010010011011 10100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary 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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