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

IN Siberia's wastes
The ice-wind's breath...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccb defXe Agddg Xfhhf Aaiia jeiie ajffX eXjjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 0111 101011 10100101 10111 11101 1101 1010001 0100110 0110011 01001 1111 1110101 1011101 10111 11001 1011 10011100 1111111 11111 01001 1111 1010111 1011101 10111 10111 0101 1111101 1011001 10101 11011 1101 1110101 0111101 01100 11111 1101 11111111 1110111 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; pain, and are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase pain connects the lines.

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

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

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