This is an analysis of the poem The Charms Of June; Inscribed To My Wife that begins with:

The lilacs are now in the full flush of beauty,
The fruit trees have blossomed, the tulips are gay,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef cgcge dgdgXbfbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011110011010 01111001011 111010011110 01111111011 10100011110 11011101001 1100110111010 01001001101 110010011010 110010001001 110101011010 01111001001 100100011010 010011001001 110111010110 11011111001 11101 0100111111010 111110001001 111010110110 01011011001 1101000110011 11101001011 010111010011 11111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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; of is repeated.

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

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