This is an analysis of the poem The Winter Scene that begins with:

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The rutted roads are all like iron; skies... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc def XXghc i hX bdcdbjfklXibljX hbbchebaejlkllaX ddbdikceffXXgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,5,1,2,15,16,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0101111101 11110100111 00111010101 1011111101 1101110101 1101011101 1001110101 1001011100 1111011011 10010101001 1111110101 1101001010010 11010011101 1 10010100010 1111110111 1101010101 11001010101 1001010101 010011101001 1101011101 1101000101 1001011011 0101110111 010101100010 1111110101 1111101101 00010011001 1 1011110011 0011100101 10010010101 10001110101 1011111111 1111010100 0011110101 1011010001 01111011001 0100010111 1111010101 1101010101 1101010101 0101010101 1 1 1011101111 01001111111 0101110101 1111010011 10011101010 01001011101 1101011011 1001010101 1001010101 0101110101 0101010101 1001011100 1101110101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 491
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Winter Scene;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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