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

WE take from life one little share,
And say that this shall be... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gcgc hbhb ifif bXbX jhXf fdfd kbkl mlml gjgjXdfdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 111010 01010111 011101 11011001 110101 11010111 011001 01010101 111101 11010101 010101 010101010 011111 011111010 011001 11110001 110011 01111101 010101 01010101 010101 01111101 110101 010010101 0100101 11010111 111001011 11011101 001101 010111000 110101 1101110101 1101111 1100101011 1000101 101101110 110101 01001010010 1001100 101101010 011100 1000101010 110100 111011010 110100 111101010 011101 111101010 111101 010101010 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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