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

Blossomed too soon, little daisies of Spring!
Leaving the sheltering arms of the earth,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXbabXdXdXefe cgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10111010001 1001001001 01101010001 11011001011 1111011101 101101011 11110010001 10111001011 1001011001 01001101001 0010111001 01011001001 1111011011 01101101001 11101011101 101111101101 1011101111 11001001011 11001011111 01011011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 476
  • Average number of words per stanza: 87
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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