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

WHITE year, white year,
Muffled soft in snow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdcdaadeddedaafXfXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 10101 01011111 011111 010101110 11101 10111010 11 1111 101110 01011101 10101010 01011111 011101 01011101 11 1111 010101 010110101 1100101 01111111 1100111 010100100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 663
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 New Year;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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