This is an analysis of the poem Copy Paper that begins with:

I START the day with paper white,
And put it in my old machine, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eXeafbfb gdgdahah afafibibXafafgbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11001101 11010111 01011101 00110101 11010011 01111101 01010101 11110101 11011010 11110111 01010100 01010101 10011101 10010100 11011101 11010110 11010111 10011111 11011101 11011101 01011101 01010111 11010101 01100011 11001111 01110101 11001101 11000011 11011101 11000111 110010101 11010101 11110101 11010101 11010111 11111101 11100101 01011101 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

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

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