This is an analysis of the poem The First Day that begins with:
I wish I could remember the first day,
First hour, first moment of your meeting me;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabccbbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111010011 11011001101 0111010010 1011011111 1101000101 1111011001 1101010011 11110111001 0101110101 0101110111 11001010111 0101110111 0101110111 1101010111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 557
- Average number of words per stanza: 118
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; i, first, so, to, it are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word so is repeated.
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