This is an analysis of the poem II. 'The golden spring redeems the withered year' that begins with:

The golden spring redeems the withered year,
And wherefore should my spirit be afraid...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabaab cccccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001010101 11001110001 1101110101 1111010101 1101111111 1111010101 11010001111 1101010101 11011011011 11011101010 100101010011 10110001010 01001010101 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of II. 'The golden spring redeems the withered year';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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