This is an analysis of the poem Snow Maiden that begins with:

She hailed from a very distant country,
Nocturnal child of ancient times;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac adad deXe ecec bebe cfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1100101010 01010101 111101010 110100101 110101010 01011001 100101110 110100011 110101011 01010111 010101011 001010111 1111110 01111111 011101110 11011001 110101010 110010001 1101010010 01100101 11010101 01011101 01010001 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word she is repeated.

    The author used the same words and, she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Snow Maiden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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