This is an analysis of the poem A Little Snow Was Here And There that begins with:

A little Snow was here and there
Disseminated in her Hair - ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011111 01010001 11111111 01110001 11110101 010001 11010100 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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