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

Soft life grows in the stillness
Step and heart hurries through the green...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: a X b a b b a X X X XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 11110101 101110 11001101 110011 1100101 1001010 11011010 1001010101 11110001 101101 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 30
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Daydreaming;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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