This is an analysis of the poem Fear Daze that begins with:

We're in a,
Fear daze....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABABC debff XXbce ABABABC fegbdd XfebffXg ABABABCXBABABcff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,7,6,8,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 11 100 11 100 11 00100010 0111101001 101010011010 0001001 011100010 1101010011010 011111010101 10101001111 0011010010 1100010010 01101101111 100 11 100 11 100 11 00100010 10111001010 00100110101 101011001011 1001101001 110010101001 01011101 0111100100001 001010001010 110001010 1001001 1111101101 11111010101 101011110 101001100 100 11 100 11 100 11 00100010 11 100 11 100 11 00110010 00101010111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, run, lie are 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 Fear Daze;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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