This is an analysis of the poem Something About Snow that begins with:

I feel them.
Cold but warming....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaB BcadeXa FEGGFH bciid FEGGFH hhXf GGFHXeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,6,5,6,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1110 01110 01110 11011 1011010 1001011 011 11111011 110 1010101 11101 111011111 110011 101 1101 111110110 110101101 110101 10101111 1110011 1010101 11101 111011111 110011 101 1101 1111 111111 0111 100100101 111011111 110011 101 1101 1010011 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words inside, i, or are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines pockets is repeated).

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

  • summary of Something About Snow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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