This is an analysis of the poem In Memory Of A Happy Day In February that begins with:

Blessed be Thou for all the joy
My soul has felt today!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabaca debe fbdb Xcgc hhfh abib bhfh cbXb bhih bahgXhhch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 111101 110100101 110101 11011111 010101 01110101 011111 100101001 111101 11110111 111101 10110001 111101 11010111 010001 10010101 110101 01010100 110110 01010101 1011010 01010101 1101010 11110111 111101 110101010 010101 11010101 110101 11010100 010101 11000100 010101 01010101 110001 11110101 010101 101101010 111111 11111001 101101 11111101 010100 11011101 111101 01010001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, i are repeated.

    The author used the same words was, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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