This is an analysis of the poem Blizzard Notes that begins with:

I DON'T blame the kettle drums-they are hungry.
And the snare drums-I know what they want-they are empty too....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011110 10111111111101 10101011111001 0101001111 010100111010101 010111001100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Blizzard Notes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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