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

Earth's winter cometh
And I being part of all...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcdaacXXbXccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1110101 11010011001 1111110 1111010 1100010101 11110010110110 1110001 1011101 1111010100 111111 0101010 110101001 111101 111010101110 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 540
  • Average number of words per stanza: 103
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, or are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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