This is an analysis of the poem Christmas Landscape that begins with:

Tonight the wind gnaws
With teeth of glass,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaca dXdbX ceXca Xafdb cafafacXba XXefXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,10,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 0101 01010 0110010 01110 1010001 01110 1010001 0010001 110101 01111 111010 01101 01101 10101001 10111011 1100101 011011 111001 10111001 011011 101110 1010101001 01001010 01101 10111001010 1011010 1101001 11111 100110 001011 011010 0110001 10001 0011010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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 Christmas Landscape;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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