This is an analysis of the poem If Our Sun Is A Star that begins with:

Everyone living on Earth can see,
The Sun shining brightly......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa Xbc cdee XeaeXXdddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101111 011010 0010001 111101 11011 0101 1011001 0110111 11100 010011010 11111 1101011 0100001 1100101 00101001100 01 11101 1010111 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of If Our Sun Is A Star;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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