This is an analysis of the poem Winter Fancies that begins with:
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bcbcdcdcaaa X XeeeXfff X ghghiibaab X ededjbjb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,1,8,1,10,1,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 1001 1101 0111 10101 0111 10101 10111 10101 1001 01001 110100101 1 111000 101 111 100111111 11000 1001 111 110110111 1 0111 01101 1001 00101 1100100101 111101111 0101 0101 0101 01000110100 1 1111 1111 1111 11111 11011 01101 101101 001001
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
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