This is an analysis of the poem Feeling Grateful And Blessed that begins with:

I awaken each day,
Feeling grateful and blessed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD Abebf affeXXfe ABCD gegbffbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,8,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 101011 011101001 10100101001 101011 01000101 1111011101 00100110101 110110001 101011100101 110110001 1010111001 11011010 1100110010101 110101 111111001 00101111101 101011 101011 011101001 10100101001 110 01011001010110 111010110101010 11101001 01011001010001 1000111001001 111000111101110 01001110001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 author used the same word i 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 Feeling Grateful And Blessed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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