This is an analysis of the poem The Unreturning Spring that begins with:

A leaf on the gray sand--path
Fallen, and fair with rime!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX Xaba bccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110111 101101 01010101 1011101 110111 1100111 10001010 1011111 01110010 11010001 10111001 101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; leaf, days are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words days, for are repeated.

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