This is an analysis of the poem Thy Days Are Done that begins with:
Thy days are done, thy fame begun;
Thy country's strains record... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababab cdcdcd ebebeb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111110 110101 01000101 010001 01100111 010101 11111111 111101 010011101 010101 01110100 110111 11110101 100101 11010101 010101 01111101 111001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, he are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thy, the are repeated.
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