This is an analysis of the poem The Right Thing that begins with:

WHEN Day once stirs, her locks of gold,
Up, seize, ere she is well awaken!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111101010 10011101 110101110 11010111 010110110 01011111 110001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Right Thing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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