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

THE snow-flakes fall in showers,
The time is absent still,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bAA b c dCC d e fEEXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,1,3,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0111010 010101 1111010 1111010 110111 0101110 011111 0101010 0101010 111101 11101010 0110101 1111010 1111010 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 March;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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