This is an analysis of the poem Daylight Is Dying that begins with:

The daylight is dying
Away in the west, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcababdede fbfXddXd dgdghdhd iaiagjgj ajajkdkdlala
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,8,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 01001 011110 01001 010110 11111 110010 01001 110110 11001 110110 11001 111010 01001 111010 01111 1000110 01001 111010 11010 011010 010110 01001 110110 010010 010010 111010 110110 010110 01001 010010 11001 011011 11011 111111 01001 110110 11001 010010 01001 111110 11101 010010 01001 111010 01101 111010 01001 11001 0010011 11011 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Daylight Is Dying;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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