This is an analysis of the poem Doesn'T It Seem As If This Dawn Is Different? that begins with:

Good Morning.
Such a beautiful day....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDE fcfXcc XgeXceX afXhfcfcgf ef hbcgfefii jj ijbXhghih chcg ABCDDEf ccchhc ACX Xef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,10,2,9,2,9,4,7,6,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010 101001 100110010100 100110010011 111111 1100110100101 110101101011 0011011011 011010110111 0111110 1010101 101010111001 1101010010101 01011011001 01111 1001 0101101001 10100100 0011010010100 1110111110 111001 10100100 110010 001010101 11001 11101011 010111010010 1111001 01 01101 01011011001 111111011001 101100111 1110110110101 1101110011 101101001 11101110 0111 111100100101 010100110001 100001 0101101 11 011 11110111 11101100101 100111011100100 11010100001001010 1111110101 1011 101110 11 110101001 0101 1010010011010 010 101001 100110010100 100110010011 111111 1100110100101 010101100010 1111010001001 01001101 101111 010000100 01010100 101011001 010 100110010100 0101110101 10 0100100 00101000011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 74
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; and, of, to, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words doesn't, you are repeated.

    The author used the same words had, and 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 Doesn'T It Seem As If This Dawn Is Different?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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