This is an analysis of the poem Grateful that begins with:
Any day
That the Sun, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Abac bBBB AaXd bBBB acceX CCDEE CCDEEEEEEXCCD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,5,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101 101 11 10 1011101 011101 110111 110111 101 1101 11 10 011101 011101 110111 110111 1111000010001 11111 110101 10101110 1010101 101 10110 10010 00100110 11111010 101 10110 10010 00100110 11111010 00100110 11111010 00100110 11111010 101 10110 10010
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, be are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word all at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word carry at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Grateful;
- central theme;
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