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

Mit Hjerte hilser Dig April! -
Jeg kjender godt dit Vexelsmil...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110110 11011100 110111 01111101 11000111 11111 01011111 111111 1101100 1110111 1111100 111000 1111101 11010110 101110 11100101 1101110 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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:

    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.

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

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