This is an analysis of the poem Daybreak. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The First) that begins with:

A wind came up out of the sea,
And said, 'O mists, make room for me.' ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bX aX XX XX XX bX XX aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111001 11111111 01011111 110001010 11010101 10100001 01100101 11110101 01011101 11110111 110011100 110010101 01000101 11110101 010101010 10110101 01011001 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Daybreak. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The First);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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