This is an analysis of the poem New Year that begins with:

Farewell to the old year forever,
And all its sorrows and care... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abab cbXb abab cXXX dedeXAbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011010 1101011 1100111010 11011001 011110010 0010001101 011010010 01001101 110011010 11011101 010110010 1111011 11001010 1111011 11001110 11001011 110110010 111110011 10010010 11001001 110011010 101001001 100101010 0111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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