This is an analysis of the poem In Memory Of My Daughter that begins with:

Clear on the night of my spirit,
To me shines the glance of a star,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdee fXfffefXgg hhaXgXc adXiiahjjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110 01101001 001111010 00111001 010010010 10110010 10010010 01000100 111101010 01010111 01010101 11010101 010101010 10001101 1111110 11111101 1100 1001011 10011010 1111001 100110110 1101001 1111001 1101101 1011001 1101001 110100010 1001011 1011011 0101001 1101011 1011001 1101001 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; she is repeated.

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

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  • summary of In Memory Of My Daughter;
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  • history of its creation;
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