This is an analysis of Averil by Thomas MacDonagh.

I love thee, April! for thou art the Spring
When Spring is Summer; and thy wayward showers,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdbcdb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,6,
  • Metre: 11110111001 101010111010 10111011110 1101010011 1101010111 1010100111110 01010111010 1100010101 1101110101 1111111111 1111010101 1001100101 1111011101 1101000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 14