This is an analysis of the poem Meadowlarks that begins with:

IN the silver light after a storm,
Under dripping boughs of bright new green,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 001011001 101010111 11011010100 011110101001 111010111 1111101001 0110110101 1100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; in is repeated.

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  • summary of Meadowlarks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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