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

Late December: my father and I
are going to New York, to the circus....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdX XaadcXXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011011 1100110010 111 101000101 10110 1100111 1101 0110011 111011 1010 10101 00011101 1110 0010100 0101 11010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 Snow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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