This is an analysis of the poem The Petition that begins with:

Sweet April! from out of the hidden place
Where you keep your green and gold,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef cgcg hehe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1100100101 1111111 1110110101 1010101 1111001111 1110101 1101011011 0010101 1100101111 0110101 110010111 1011111 0111111101 0110111 1110101111 1010111 1111001111 0111111 1110100111 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; that, we are repeated.

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

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