This is an analysis of the poem Encounter that begins with:

We were riding through frozen fields in a wagon at dawn.
A red wing rose in the darkness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aa Xb XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101001011 01110010 11000110101 1011000001 11110001000001 10110111010 11111111110 01001101010010 11110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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