This is an analysis of the poem On A Seven-Day Diary that begins with:
Oh I got up and went to work
and worked and came back home...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBcABdABdABcABcXaXeedXXABcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111101 111111 11111101 11111101 111111 011111 11111101 111111 11110111 11111101 111111 1111101 11111101 111111 11111101 101100100100 110010101 1110111 01001101 11101011 101111001 110111011 01110101 11111101 111111 01111101 011101011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 911
- Average number of words per stanza: 189
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, went, to, saturday are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
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- summary of On A Seven-Day Diary;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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