This is an analysis of the poem The Dawn that begins with:
And must I ever wake, gray dawn, to know
Thee standing sadly by me like a ghost?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacbbccb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111011101 1101011101 1101011111 0101010101 1111100101 0111011111 1001011101 0011011101 1101000101 01010110001 1001010101 00010011111 1101010101 1001100001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 587
- Average number of words per stanza: 107
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of The Dawn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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