Speaker or Narrator, and Point of View
The poem ‘’Snow’’ is told from the perspective of a first person subjective narrator.
Form and Meter
The poem ‘’Spring’’ is written in an iambic pentameter.
Metaphors and Similes
In the poem ‘’Spring’’, the narrator compares songs with the act of worshiping. This idea is important because it shows just how closely the two are related and transmits the idea that sounds can impact humans on a deeper level.
Alliteration and Assonance
We find alliteration in the lines ‘’ ‘Twas there she nursed me, ‘twas there she died;’’ in the poem ‘’The old Arm-chair’’.
Irony
One of the ironical elements presented in the poem is how the narrator likes winter above everything else. The reason why the narrator likes winter is because it is cold and because the way the snow makes her feel. This idea is presented in almost every poem written by the narrator.
Genre
The poems in the collection are meditative poems.
Setting
The action of the poem ‘’The old Arm-chair’’ takes place in the narrator’s home over the span of many years.
Tone
The tone used in the poem ‘’Christmas Tide’’ is a happy one.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist in the poem ‘’The old Arm-chair’’ is the mother and the antagonist is death.
Major Conflict
The major conflict in the poem ‘’Snow’’ is between those who love winter and those who prefer spring.
Climax
The poem ‘’Christmas Tide’’ reaches its climax when winter comes.
Foreshadowing
The mother’s death is foreshadowed in the poem ‘’The old Arm-chair’’ by the narrator’s mentioning of the tears soaking the chair and also by the description of the emptiness of the chair.
Understatement
One of the understatements in many poems is the reason why the narrator likes winter. The idea transmitted in many poems in the beginnings that the narrator likes winter because of the weather. This is however an understatement as the narrator talks about how she likes winter because of the times she gets to spend with her family and because everyone stays home and thus there is a feeling of unity and family. This idea is present in many poems, such as ‘’Snow’’ and ‘’Christmas Tide’’.
Allusions
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Metonymy and Synecdoche
The term ‘’Christmas’’ is used in the poem ‘’Christmas Tide’’ to make reference to all the happy memories and feelings the narrator associated with the winter time.
Personification
We find a personification in the line ‘’merry spring time weaves’’ in the poem ‘’Christmas Tide’’.
Hyperbole
We find a hyperbole in the line ‘’fields of gold’’ in the poem ‘’Christmas Tide’’.
Onomatopoeia
We find onomatopoeia in the poem ‘’Snow’’ in the line ’’I like to hear him, with hail and rain,/Come tapping against the window pane.’’
