This is an analysis of the poem Celebration that begins with:

Brilliant, this day – a young virtuoso of a day.
Morning shadow cut by sharpest scissors,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaaabcdcbXad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001010010001 1011111010 11110010001 1001110110 101010111010 10110011010100 1110011010 01011101010101 0110 0111001 1011111001 01 00110101011 001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 556
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Celebration;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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