This is an analysis of the poem The Mahogany Tree that begins with:

Christmas is here:
Winds whistle shrill, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcaddc effceffc dddcdggC hiichddc gddcgeeC jkkcjddC XeecgddC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 1101 1011 1011 1011 1001 1001 001001 1101 1011 1001 1111 1101 1010 1101 001011 1111 1111 1011 1011 1011 1111 1011 1011 1011 1010 1011 1001 1111 1011 1011 11101 1101 1101 1011 1010 11001 1101 1011 1011 1101 1101 1011 0011 1001 1001 1101 1011 1010 1101 1111 1101 1001 1101 1101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (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 The Mahogany Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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