This is an analysis of the poem Out Of The Day that begins with:

OUT of the day you have taken what,
Crown of laurels and wreath of bay? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacAc DbbdaDa CeeceCe AffaeAe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111101 10101101 11101101 11111101 101100011 100111101 10110101 101111101 111100101 11100101 101011001 11110101 101111101 11110111 10101101 110110101 10101101 10010101 10010101 10101101 100101101 100111101 11101111 11101101 010101101 1110100111 100111101 100101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, you, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Out Of The Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Edgar Albert Guest