This is an analysis of the poem A Primer Of The Daily Round that begins with:

A peels an apple, while B kneels to God,
C telephones to D, who has a hand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaababaacacXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111011101 1101011101 1111111101 111111101 1101011101 11110111111 111101101 1101011111 1101110001 1111110101 1100110001 1101010101 1101100100 1011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 533
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of A Primer Of The Daily Round;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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