This is an analysis of the poem A New Sun Comes that begins with:

A New Sun comes,
With it done to appear......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacbXa dcedefXXf AXAgXAgAg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 001001 10010101 01000101 0100111 01001 111000101 1100101 00010110111 10110 0000110 1011010 1010001 101010 0101001 00101100010101 10101001001110 10111010111 0111 0010101 0111 10 0111 1001110 0111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

  • summary of A New Sun Comes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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