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

No breath of wind,
No gleam of sun – ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XababacaXdadcefegfgfXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101 1011 1101 111 1111 10110 1001 10010 101 1111 1101 010100 101 01001 0101 1111 1101 1001 1101 110010 1101 0101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 441
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 no is repeated.

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

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

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