This is an analysis of the poem Daisy Fraser that begins with:

Did you ever hear of Editor Whedon
Giving to the public treasury any of the money he received...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdeeXacXXbdXXdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101010010 100010100100010101 10101000110 11101010100 0110001 11010010101 1011011001 0110100101 101000101011 101010111110 11010110011101 110110101001 001000101 1110101111 0101110111 11111110110 10110011001 01010011011 00110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 820
  • Average number of words per stanza: 146
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; for, to, or, and are repeated.

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

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