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

The sun set late; and left along the west
A belt of furious ruby, o'er which snows... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bebe cfcf gXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111110101 010100101011 01100110101 100101 0111110111 11010001001 1001000111 110101 1101011101 0101010101 1001010101 010101 0111110111 11001110101 1111010101 101101 1011010111 0101010101 11010010101 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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