This is an analysis of the poem Snow Song that begins with:

Fairy snow, fairy snow,
Blowing, blowing everywhere, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccb babba XdCCd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101101 1010101 111 111 1010101 101101 111111 111 011 111101 111011 101001 111 111 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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