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

The Irish lady can say, that to-day is every day. Caesar can say that
every day is to-day and they say that every day is as they say.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXXXaXccbbddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111010100110111 1001001111110010111 0011101011111101 11100111110111001 111100111100110000 101001001001010010 11001011110111 1010111110111111 10111010111010101 111100110011100 1000111001001100 11101111001110111 011011011101111 10010101000101111010 11101111011110 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1025
  • Average number of words per stanza: 213
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, day, say, settled, that, every, stay, in, mouth, if, as, nearly, i, all, and, surprised, honey are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines did is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase bees connects the lines.

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

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

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