This is an analysis of the poem A Patch Of Old Snow that begins with:

There's a patch of old snow in a corner
That I should have guessed...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110010 11111 101011001 1101 00100110 111000 010011010 011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of A Patch Of Old Snow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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