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

Soon as the glazed and gleaming snow
Reflects the day-dawn cold and clear,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece fbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 01011111 01000111 01010101 01010101 01010101 01001111 11010101 10011101 11010101 11111101 01000101 11110101 11011101 111101001 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; his, and, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words his, and are repeated.

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

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