This is an analysis of the poem One Day that begins with:

The trees rustle; the wind blows
Merrily out of the town;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede fgfg acac hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0110011 1001001 0111011 1001011 0011011 100111 0111011 1011101 0110101 1001001 0011011 100111 0101011 100111 0011111 1010101 01001011 1011011 01010101 1001001 01110111 101101 00110101 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; her is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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