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

It's the day of the ram
and the head of the year...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcaccbdXcdcXeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001 101001 11001 1001110 11101 110001 1001011 1100110 1101100 0101010 101101 101010 1100100 11011010 1010011 111001 0100111 010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 446
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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