This is an analysis of the poem Chinese Winter that begins with:

From these bare trees
The sticks of last year's nests ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXX XXbbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 010111 111000101 11111 101010 101011101 11111 100111 1111111011 1111 11010010 1101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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 Chinese Winter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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