This is an analysis of the poem Snowdrops that begins with:

Have you heard the Snowdrops ringing
Their bells to themselves?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcadeedc ffffbbbbXfF XbeeefeXXddXeFaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010 11001 101101010 010101 110111 11010 1010101 1101 0011001 101001010011 11011 111111 11101011 1001111 01010011 1001010 001 0101 101101 101110 10111011 11101011 10011100 11000101 1010101 0011111 1111 01011 0101010100 10110100 010101 1011111 1111 111010101 1110101 11101011 10101010 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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