This is an analysis of the poem Spring It Is Cheery that begins with:

Spring it is cheery,
Winter is dreary, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccBddbaaBaabaaBaabeeB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 10010 11110111 11010 10110 11111111 10111 10111 11100111 10010 11110 11111111 10110 11010 010110101 11010 10010 11111111 11110 10110 011100111 10010 10110 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 624
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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