This is an analysis of the poem Before The Sunrise Appeared that begins with:

As I stood on the shore,
Before the Sunrise appeared....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABccXb ABddcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 0101101 1101011101 01010101 1011101 10101 111101 0101101 11001001101 110101010010 01010001101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word as 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 Before The Sunrise Appeared;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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