This is an analysis of the poem Brighter Are The Days Ahead that begins with:

Brighter are the days ahead,
For the ones of faith....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCa AdCa AACEDF ABCa DF ABCa AACE DF ABCa DF ABCaXABCa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,2,4,4,2,4,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 10101 10101 01 1010101 101111 10101 01 010101 111111 0111010 1001 100111 10010101 1010101 10101 10101 01 100111 10010101 1010101 10101 10101 01 010101 111111 0111010 1001 100111 10010101 1010101 10101 10101 01 100111 10010101 1010101 10101 10101 01 1010101 10101 10101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Brighter Are The Days Ahead;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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