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

When April comes, and pelts with buds
And apple-blooms each orchard space,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcdCD X abaXbcdCD X aeaaecdCD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,9,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11011101 110111001 01111001 11111111 01010111 110101 11000101 010111 1 11011101 01110101 10010101 01000111 11111111 01011101 110101 11000101 010111 1 11011111 01011101 10011101 11110101 01110111 01011111 110101 11000101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you are repeated.

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

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