This is an analysis of the poem White Moments that begins with:

THE best of life, what is it but white moments?
Those swift illuminations when we see... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaefegbgdhgXghgfgXigiahch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001110 1110000111 01011101011 1110000100 11010101010 1111110011 010100100010 1101011101 110101001010 1001010101 101101101010 0101111100 11010101110 0101111101 11010100010 0100010001 11010101010 110101001 01001001010 01010010100 11010101110 1011010101 01110101010 1000010111 01011001110 1011011101 1000101010 0101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 201
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, that are repeated.

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

  • summary of White Moments;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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