This is an analysis of the poem Unseasonable Snows that begins with:

The leaves have not yet gone; then why do ye come,
O white flakes falling from a dusky cloud?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01111111111 1111000101 1101110111 0111010100 1101111111 1101011101 01001010001 11010010101 1101110101 0011010011 1111010101 11001110101 1101110001 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 618
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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  • summary of Unseasonable Snows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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