This is an analysis of the poem A New Year that begins with:

Behold! a new white world!
The falling snow...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXdedXfefXfgfcghXdgbg afXfhhdhfbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 0101 110111 1111 010101 0011 11111 1101 010101 1101 110111 1101 010101 1111 110111 0101 111111 0100 111101 0100 110111 1101 111101 0111 111111 1111 011111 1101 110100 0100 0100111 0101 111101 0111 110011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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; as is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

  • summary of A New Year;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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