This is an analysis of the poem Ice Capades that begins with:

Frigid!
As if it was up to me, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abbcde fdfgeX cecc Xhiagif hjkXij Xehheea Ceg jeccaa CekcX XXffdef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,4,7,6,7,3,6,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1001101 0100101 1100010 11111 111101 0101 11010010 1101011 101110 110101000100 0100101100 0010001 11101001 111100 1010111 1101100 101110111 11111001001 011010 0111010001 111101 1110100101 1101101 011101 1010001000101 0011101 1110101 010101101 1101100 1110110 10010010 111111 01111 00101010 1101111 10 010000 01000010 1001 001011010010 101 1110100101 0101010010 011010010001 10 1010100 010010101 10110 0101110100 1010110 11 11 1 011 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Ice Capades;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar