This is an analysis of the poem A Birthday Rhyme that begins with:

So glide the days, dear! Dawn will not delay,
Noontide will come, nor linger in its flight; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbaabcdcdbb
  • 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: 1101110101 1001110001 1101011101 0001000101 11010110001 1101010101 1110010101 1101011111 1101111111 1111011101 1101011110 1101010100 010101111 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 644
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; for is repeated.

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  • summary of A Birthday Rhyme;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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