This is an analysis of the poem Christmas Trees that begins with:

The city had withdrawn into itself
And left at last the country to the country; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbdefghififfefdgfejklXbmgnem Xjilflgllmkh i cfXefhiifmffahngmgi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,12,1,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010001 11110100010 1011011101 1101011111 01001111010 1001010011 1111011111 01001011111 1100010101 0111001101 11110111010 1101111101 1101110101 1101110111 111001101 11011101010 0101110101 1101010111 10111110101 11101010011 11111011101 1101110110 0101010001 010110101110 11011001010 1100010100 11010101110 0101000111 11110010011 1111110111 1111010 111 110111001110 10101010111 11110011101 11010110101 111101011010 11010111001 00101010111 1111111011 11010101110 111101 11010 0101011101 11110100101 01011101010 1111011101 0111010101 1101011101 00101011111 1111110101 1111010101 11010001010 1101010111 1001011111 1101101101 01010111111 1111010111 110110101010 1111110010 1111011111 01011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 529
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, i, to, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Christmas Trees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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