This is an analysis of the poem Winter Song that begins with:
They were parted then at last?
Was it duty, or force, or fate?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010111 10101111 100101 100101 1111000 01010001 0100101 100111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.
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 word a is repeated.
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- summary of Winter Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by George MacDonald
- Analysis of Sweet Peril
- Analysis of A Spiritual Song, Concerning Our Holy Baptism, Wherein Is Briefly, Who Has Instituted, Whereto It Serves &C.
- Analysis of Within And Without: Part Iii: A Dramatic Poem
