This is an analysis of the poem The Hum of Spring... that begins with:

The hum of spring will not else loosen
My verses of the clenched words,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc bdXd dada eXeb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100101110 1100011 111101010 01001001 0010011010 11010111 01010001 01011111 01100101 0111011 01100101 01111101 10011111 01110011 01100101 01010101 110111010 0111101 111101010 01001001 0101110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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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