This is an analysis of the poem Changing Of The Seasons that begins with:

Oh the changing of the seasons it's a pretty thing to see
And though I find this balmy weather pleasin'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcdcd ababeXcXcbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000100010101 11110101010 101100111110101 10110100010 101000111010101 101000111110 111010111110101 111010101110 11111010111010001 11111101010 11011101110111 11110100010 10100011 01 101011110110111 111110111010 111110101111101 111110100010 10100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 474
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Changing Of The Seasons;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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