This is an analysis of When Early March Seems Middle May by James Whitcomb Riley.
When country roads begin to thaw
In mottled spots of damp and dust,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcC dedecC fefecC fgfgcC eeXecC dcdXXC
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Metre: 11010101 01010111 11010101 010101 11010111 001010101 11010101 11011101 01010101 011111 11111111 001010101 11001111 11000101 11010101 011111 01011111 001010101 11011101 11010111 11011101 110111 11111101 001010101 11010101 111100101 11010101 0101001 11011101 001010101 11110111 11100101 11111101 010100 11011100 001010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 36
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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