This is an analysis of the poem A Winter Sunset that begins with:

The frosty sky, like a furnace burning,
The keen air, crisp and cold,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc beeb fXef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101010 011111 10111100101 11101010 111101101 1101 1010110111 10100101 110101 101010 10101111010 01001101 1111011001 11010 11111101010 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, your are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Winter Sunset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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