This is an analysis of the poem The Sun that begins with:

The Sun
Each day the yellow sun rises over the hill....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcd dac aXd eeX X a XXc Xba aXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,3,3,3,1,1,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 110101101001 011011 110110 111000101 1001010 010110011 01101001 111001 011011 11 0100101011 0110011 01011010 111 11111111 11111101 111101 11111011 1011010 11101111 1011111 111111 111011100 1111 11100111010 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; der is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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