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

Remember the days of our first happiness,
how strong we were, how dazed by passion,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXccX deeafX XfbadcX Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,7,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001011100 111011110 101111100101 10110110110 01101110 1111111010010 010110111010 110100110111 01110111110 1011001011101010 101101010 11011 110011 10101100111 01010011 100111010101 0110101110100 0010001 101001110 11101010 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; we, of are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Summer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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