This is an analysis of the poem To Late that begins with:
Too late! though flowerets round me blow,
And clearing skies shine bright and fair; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef feXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 111100111 11011111 11011011 11110101 110011101 11011111 11110101 11010111 11011111 11111101 11110111 11110101 111101010 01011101 01011101 110111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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, late are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word our is repeated.
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