This is an analysis of the poem Frost Magic that begins with:

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Now, in the moonrise, from a wintry sky,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abbXacca XXdede X deeddddX bdbXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1 1001000101 0111010101 0101010101 10110101000 01010010111 1100111111 1011010111 1111011101 01010110100 1001110100 0101100111 11001110101 1101010101 1001010101 1 0101110101 1011011101 1011010101 1101011111 1011000101 0101110111 1101110100 01011101100 1011110101 1001010011 10001011011 01011101010 1101000101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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 is repeated.

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

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

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

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