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

I love thee, April! for thou art the Spring
When Spring is Summer; and thy wayward showers,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdbcdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110111001 101010111010 10111011110 1101010011 1101010111 1010100111110 01010111010 1100010101 1101110101 1111111111 1111010101 1001100101 1111011101 1101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

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

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