This is an analysis of the poem Let's Go And Play Dear Friend that begins with:

Let's go and play dear friend; leave aside the churning of curds!
For spring has arrived, forest creepers have blossomed,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXX baXXX XXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111110101001 1011011010110 1011000110110111 1100110010101001 11111110101001 111001100100101 11010110110 110100101010011110 1001111011 11111110101001 11010011101011 101101101 10101001000100 101111001 11111110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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, our are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word curds at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Let's Go And Play Dear Friend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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