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

Slayer of the winter, art thou here again?
O welcome, thou that's bring'st the summer nigh!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcc adaddaX XXXbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10001011101 1101110101 01011111001 1011111111 1011110111 1101010101 1110000101 1101111111 1101011111 1001010001 1101111111 1000011101 1111011010 1100010101 1110010101 1101110100 10001011000 11101100011 0101011111 1111011111 11011111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, ye are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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