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  1. This poem is a short, lyric poem. Divided into quatrains, it has a simple rhyme scheme of abab cdcd and so on and so forth.   An April Day Summary

    This poem is a short, lyric poem. Divided into quatrains, it has a simple rhyme scheme of abab cdcd and so on and so forth.

     

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  1. The poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Syncope: Words are shortened with the usage of an apostrophe to maintain the rhyme scheme. An example would be “'T”.   2. Alliteration: Some of them found in the poem are: “'T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs”Read more

    The poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Syncope:

    Words are shortened with the usage of an apostrophe to maintain the rhyme scheme. An example would be “’T”.

     

    2. Alliteration:

    Some of them found in the poem are: “’T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs”, “hollows of the hills”.

     

    3. Visual Imagery:

    The poem uses a number of visual imageries in order to describe the beauty of the Spring. Examples would be “warm sun”, “dark and many-folded clouds”, and “silver woods”.

     

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  1. The central idea of this poem is the appreciation of the beauty of nature, Spring in particular. The persona describes in detail how Spring brings forth joy to anything and everything in the month of April.   An April Day Summary

    The central idea of this poem is the appreciation of the beauty of nature, Spring in particular. The persona describes in detail how Spring brings forth joy to anything and everything in the month of April.

     

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