This is an analysis of the poem The Months that begins with:

January brings the snow,
makes our feet and fingers glow.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd ee eX eX bb dd XX ddXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1111101 1010101 1010101 1110111 1010101 1010111 1010111 1110101 1011101 11101010 10101010 10111010 10111000 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 10101010 10101010 1010101 1011101 1010101 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 The Months;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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