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

The Snowdrop Girl in fields of snowdrops walks,
Whiter than foam, deeper than waters flowing,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddc XaXaXeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010101 10111011010 1011110 101101 01011101001 10010100001 00110101001 10101000111 00110100111 1100111 1101100101 0010111 11001101001 10100101 111100101 101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 317
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of 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 Snowdrops;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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