This is an analysis of the poem I’ll Tell You How The Sun Rose that begins with:

I’ll tell you how the sun rose, -
A ribbon at a time.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc XcXX bdad Xeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 010101 01010100 011101 0101110 010010 11110011 10110010 1111111 110101 11010111 010101 11110101 01001 11010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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  • summary of I’ll Tell You How The Sun Rose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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