This is an analysis of the poem Taps that begins with:
Day is done,
gone the sun,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXcDeC ffggfXff ehcehDde eXcbedaaXbbabchhC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101 101 001 001 001 101 101 101 101 101 1010 110 11 101 101 101 101 111 101 101 111 101 101 011 101 101 11 101 101 111 111 101 111 111 101 101 101 111 011 101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 13 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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 Taps;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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