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

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As I beheld a winter's evening air,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb Xccc XdXd XeeX aXdd aeee XXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1110010101 1001110101 1001000111 1 1011010101 0101110111 1110111101 1 1101100101 11101011000 11111110001 1 101101101001 1011010111 110111011 1 1011010101 0101011100 1110010101 1 0110011111 011000010 110111010 1 1101010111 0111010101 1001111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Another;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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