This is an analysis of the poem Paper Chains that begins with:
The first snow of the year
& you lying between my breasts...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbccde ceffeXg ggdh XhXf ca bff Xf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,4,4,2,3,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011001 1100111 01101 011010011 11 0101010 101110 1110010 110101 0111 1011 10001010 100010 101 111101 11001 1011110 111010101 110101011 1101101 1101101011 111010101 110110100110 1101111101 11 11 110101 111011101010 1110010101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, you, what are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, i are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Paper Chains;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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