This is an analysis of the poem XXII. 'Fly, joyous wind, through all the wakened earth' that begins with:

Fly, joyous wind, through all the wakened earth,
Now when the portals of the dawn outpour...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabaab cdcdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11011101001 1101000111 10110011001 0111011101 1001110111 1111111101 11011101001 1101110101 1001010101 110100011010 1101010001 11100101010 10111100001 11111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

  • summary of XXII. 'Fly, joyous wind, through all the wakened earth';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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