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

Each day with so much ceremony
begins, with birds, with bells,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcacXcbdXd ebeXfbbbffbeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111010 010101 01000100 111111 11011101 11010110 100101000100 011111010010 111111101 011101010 1001001 100101 010100110 1001 11010001 1100001010 100010101 0101010 10011011 101101010 1101010 1101010 0100010001 11001111 0101010 010001 01001010 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 448
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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