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

Venus.
Frosty lies the winter-landscape,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXa abcb bcaX ddXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 10101011 0011101 10101010 1011111 10100010 1110111 11101010 1010101 10111110 100001001 10101010 0011100 10101110 11111010 10101101 10001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

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

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