This is an analysis of the poem The Snow Fairy that begins with:

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Throughout the afternoon I watched them there, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a babXccccdedeaa X fcfcghghigigaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0101011101 1101010001 1001000101 0101110100 11110100111 110101101110 1111110101 10011101110 1101111101 01010010001 11000100101 1110110101 0111010101 1111001101 1 1100111101 1101010101 11101110101 1101010101 1111010111 0101010111 1101110101 1111010101 1111101101 1100010111 0101011101 1110110011 1101111101 0101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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