This is an analysis of the poem A Touch Of Nature that begins with:

When first the crocus thrusts its point of gold
Up through the still snow-drifted garden mould, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcbdcecedc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101110101 1101101110 1101010101 0011111111 01001111111 100101001110 1001010111 1001011101 1001011111 1001010111 110100101110 10010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 590
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Touch Of Nature;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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