This is an analysis of the poem 08/22/08 that begins with:

Today in 1862
Claude Debussy was born....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabaccbXbdXXXXXXXdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 101011 1010111111110 110011110 10101000110 1010100110 010110010 10010011 01100101 010000010110000 100101010 010100101001 1110001 101000101 1001110100 11011100 1011000100 11010010100111 10010010101 101111 110100010 011001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 771
  • Average number of words per stanza: 128
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word for is repeated.

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

  • summary of 08/22/08;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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