Analysis of To Winter

Eugene O'Neill 1888 (Times Square) – 1953 (Boston)



"Blow, blow, thou winter wind."
Away from here,
And I shall greet thy passing breath
Without a tear.

I do not love thy snow and sleet
Or icy flows;
When I must jump or stamp to warm
My freezing toes.

For why should I be happy or
E'en be merry,
In weather only fitted for
Cook or Peary.

My eyes are red, my lips are blue
My ears frost bitt'n;
Thy numbing kiss doth e'en extend
Thro' my mitten.

I am cold, no matter how I warm
Or clothe me;
O Winter, greater bards have sung
I loathe thee!


Scheme XXXX XABA CDCD XEXE BDXD
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Tetractys  (45%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 111101 0111 01111101 0101 11111101 1101 11111111 1101 11111101 11110 01010101 1110 11111111 1111 110111101 1110 111110111 111 11010111 111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 476
Words 102
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 73
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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