This is an analysis of the poem The Green Month that begins with:

WHAT of all the colours shall I bring you for your fairing,
Fit to lay your fingers on, fine enough for you ?–... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101011111110 101110110111 1010101111110 11101010111 110111010111011 111010110101 1111100110110 1110111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, my, green are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Green Month;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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