This is an analysis of the poem Irony that begins with:

An arid daylight shines along the beach
Dried to a grey monotony of tone,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacbdcbd
  • 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: 1101110101 1001010001 1101011101 0111010111 1001010111 01000101001 1011110001 0111010101 1111110101 0101010101 1111011011 1001111100 1111011101 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 597
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Irony;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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