This is an analysis of the poem North Labrador that begins with:

A land of leaning ice
Hugged by plaster-grey arches of sky,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbb XXaX aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 111011001 101100 000100 11111011 11100101 0111001 1111001101 11101001010 11001101 11111111 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; you, no are repeated.

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

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

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