This is an analysis of the poem Winter Song that begins with:

Rain and wind, and wind and rain.
Will the Summer come again?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabbaA CccccC DdeedD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 0010101 1110101 1010101 1110111 1111111 1111111 0010101 1110101 01100100 1011101 1111111 1111111 1010001 1010111 1110001 11100001 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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