This is an analysis of the poem Collecting To Stick And Slick that begins with:

When a snowflake hits the ground,
Few seem to be that interested......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXbbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 110011000 000100010 0100111010 101 01010010 1110100010 1101100101 1010100101 11101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 352
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Collecting To Stick And Slick;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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