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

Dawn in New York has
four columns of mire...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaa acaX XbaX aXaa acaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 110010 101010110 10001010 10111 10101001 1001010 110001010 101111010001 011011101001 010100101 10111101001010 1111101011 1001101111111 11100101011 010101010 01010101110 001001001010 11101001011 101110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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, in are repeated.

    The author used the same word dawn at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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