This is an analysis of the poem The Wind Blew Shrill And Smart that begins with:

THE wind blew shrill and smart,
And the wind awoke my heart... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb aadccd eefeef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 1010111 01010101001 010101 1010101 10101010101 110001 0010101 0101010101 011101 1010101 10101010111 011111 1011101 1111010111 110101 0010101 10100010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; it's, to, and, death are repeated.

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

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