This is an analysis of the poem The Message Of The March Wind that begins with:

Fair now is the springtide, now earth lies beholding
With the eyes of a lover, the face of the sun;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb acac XdXd efef gdgd Xhbh XfXf icic ajaj gkgk Xfcf acac gFgf efef XbXb XhXh lmlmXgFgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111010 001001001001 110011110100 01101000110 111001010010 1011010101001 110011110010 11111111001 010010111110 11111011101 111011010010 11001101101 10100110011011 01001101001 011010011011 101101101001 11101101011010 01111001101 110111110110 01111001011 110111110110 11101111111 1011110011110 111001101101 1010011010010 11001101101 010111010110 11011001101 0011010110010 111111011111 1111111011010 10101011101 1011010010010 001111111011 1011110101010 11011011011 011110111110 10101011011 0111011101110 011011011001 010111010110 01011011001 111111011010 11011101001 111110110010 11111111001 1011110010010 101101001101 1100111011010 1010011101001 110011011010 11101001001 111110110011 11001101001 1100011010111 101111001001 10101100101000 101011101101 101110110111000 101111011001 1010010110110 11001011011 010111010010 011111111011 1010010111010 111110101101 110111110010 11111001101 110111011010 1010011101001 1111010111010 101001001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in, of, they, have, for, how, like, it, us are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, how, like, it are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by William Morris