This is an analysis of the poem A Song that begins with:
Between the snowdrifts and the sea,
Seeking, at last shall I find thee?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabba bbbbb ccddc beffe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010101 10111111 11010101 11010101 11011101 01011111 01011101 11111101 11010111 11011101 01011100 010111011 10010110 11011111 010100001 11010100 01110000 10110111 10000111 00110011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of A Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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