This is an analysis of the poem Song Of Summer that begins with:

DIS is gospel weathah sho' —
Hills is sawt o' hazy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabXbXcXcXdXdbdbdXeXeXfbfbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 101110 1010101 100010 1111111 111010 1111101 1011110 1010101 101010 1001101 111010 0010101 100010 10010111 111010 1010101 101111 1111101 101010 1001001 101010 1010101 1001110 1010101 101011 1010101 101011 1111111 101010 1010101 1001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 884
  • Average number of words per stanza: 159
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase dreamin' connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Song Of Summer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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