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

Winter nears. Once more
the bear’s secret retreat...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc dada Xece fgfg heXX bhXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 011001 0101011 001101 1010010 010101 1011010 101101001 1000011 110011 0011011 1101001 1110101 10101101 011011001 0101101 11011001 111110110 01101111 1111110010 101001001 10110010 1011001 11101100 010010010 1011101 1011010 1101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; s is repeated.

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

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

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

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