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

Not yet a bough to bud may dare
On the naked tree.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefagag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 10101 110100101 1111 11010111 1101 01110111 1111 10010101 01001 11110111 1101 11110101 1101 011010101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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

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