This is an analysis of the poem A Golden Day that begins with:

The subtle beauty of this day
Hangs o'er me like a fairy spell, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXXX ccccdd aaaaee fgfgbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 110110101 11111101 11001110010 1110111110 1101101110 11111111 010110001 01111111 01010011 11110101 11110111 01110001 01011101 01011101 11110101 00010011 11011111 11110101 11111111 11110101 11111101 01111101 11001110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, or, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the, i are repeated.

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  • summary of A Golden Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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