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

Misty are the far-off hills
And misty are the near;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcccaX X XdeeeaaX X ffeecccff X GGggggbbhhddd c XiijadiiiccXXXaiikkkdiiaallXd c aaffaajajii X GGgccmmaaabbbmmcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,8,1,9,1,13,1,29,1,11,1,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 110101 1010101 1011111 1010101 101001 101010 1 0111 1111 11001 101101 111110111 101001 101001 1011010 1 0101 0101 01011101 10110101 111011001 1100100111 11111101 0101 1101 1 1001 1111 110110111 0101 1111 11011111 0101 1101 11010 01110 1101 1100 01011101 1 1010 1111 0101 11010 011011011 100111001 1111 1101 1101 110100100 0110100111 010100100 01010100 110010100 011101111 111100101 1100100101 11111 00101 01011111 11011111 1101 1111 1111 0101 1111 1111 0100101000 010101111 1 1011 1101 11010111 1101 11011111 01010 1111 11110 1001 111100111 110100111 1 1001 1111 110100111 11111111 11110111 1111 1101 1101 1001 01011 00111 101001 101010101 001001 01101 011101111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 100
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, they, word, that, tune, play, her, spring are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, that, our, tune, the are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ears, rose, spring are repeated).

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

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