This is an analysis of the poem The Snows that begins with:
UPPER OTTAWA.
Over the snows,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X AABCCbDEbbe ffXddXDebbe gghffh DEiiXXAABCCbDEbbe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,11,6,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101 1001 1001 0100101 1011 1011 100111 0101 00100101 10101 10101 101101 1001 11001 0111111 1011 1101 100101 0101 00100101 10101 00101 100101 11011 101011 1110111 1101 00101 100111 0101 00100101 11101 10101 101110 1001 1001 0100101 1011 1011 100111 0101 00100101 10101 01101 0100101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; away is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Snows;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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