This is an analysis of the poem The End Of May that begins with:

How the wind howls this morn
About the end of May,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabcbdebdedfbdfbfgaXga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 010101 111101 010101 1011101 1110011 011101 111111 110111 010101 100101 011111 110101 110111 100101 111101 111101 100110 110101 010101 110101 110101 110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 628
  • Average number of words per stanza: 124
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; more is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, more are repeated.

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

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