This is an analysis of the poem To The Memory Of Mrs. Lefroy Who Died Dec:R 16 -- My Birthday. that begins with:
The day returns again, my natal day;
What mix'd emotions with the Thought arise!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcacX bded dfdX efef gaga fhfh eiXi jdjd kfXf abaX lmlmXhkhk
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0101011011 1101000101 0101101101 1111010011 0101010011 0101111111 11010111111 11010100100 11010111001 0101110101 1101110101 1111000101 1101110011 1101011101 1101010101 1101110001 11011000011 10001110101 1011010101 1111011101 11110110010 1010010101 11010100110 1101011100 1101010101 0101010101 1111001101 0101000101 1101110111 1101110001 11001010110 1100011101 1111001101 1111010101 1001011101 1111011101 1001000101 0101010001 1101010101 0101010101 1101110101 01010011000 1011111101 010101010 1111111101 10010101001 1111010101 0111001101 1111110011 1111011101 0001001101 0101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 52
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; we, her, 'tis, of, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words 'tis, fain are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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