This is an analysis of the poem St. Andrew's Day-A Toast that begins with:

Wha cares if skies be dull and gray?
Wha heeds November weather?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcd aXXX XdeX XXeb adaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010111 1101010 11010101 0111100 11011101 1101111 11011111 1111111 11111101 0111110 11011100 11111000 11101111 1101111 01111101 1111011 11001100 1101100 11110111 1101110 11011101 1101111 11101111 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; us, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words wha, for, here's are repeated.

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

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  • summary of St. Andrew's Day-A Toast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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