This is an analysis of the poem Heavenly Father, after the lost days, that begins with:

‘Padre del ciel, dopo i perduti giorni,'
Heavenly Father, after the lost days,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcXdecXaefbffXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110110010 1001010011 10011100 01101011011 101110110111 11011111111 00101111001 11111010101 0101100100 1110010101 11111001001 10110100011 11011010100 111100100101 010111010101 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Heavenly Father, after the lost days,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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