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

Fields beneath a quilt of snow
From which the rocks and stubble sleep, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 01011101 10010111 11010101 01010001 01010001 1111001 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of In The Train;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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