This is an analysis of the poem A Daily Joy To Be Alive that begins with:

No matter how serene things
may be in my life,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefgff hcahgcX XhX aabXhXfd iahXeeXeiXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,3,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 10011 111110 11011 1111 010101110 11111 010111 11 1101 110010 110 111001 01010011 1010 001011 1111001 110111101 11 1010001110010 01010 10001011 00110100001100 10110001 101110 00111101011 101111 11110110101 10001101 111011 1010001 1100010 110100010 010111 111011 001 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

  • summary of A Daily Joy To Be Alive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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