This is an analysis of the poem Every Day that begins with:

War is no longer declared,
only continued. The monstrous...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcbc adcXcX aXdbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011001 10010010 101101010 10101001 11001 0101001010 01001001010101 0100010 110110 100100110 10100110100 10110010100 1001 00010 1010001 110000101 10010001010 10101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, for are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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