This is an analysis of the poem It's A Wonderful Day. Isn'T It? that begins with:

Pretentions got the best of you.
Remember......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdc ededXfb ab adXeebX XXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,2,7,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 010 1101010 0101010100 1010000111 1011110100 011 1010011110 011 1 1100010100 1111001 01100001100100 111001100100110 11111000110101 11110111000011110 010101010110 11101011 1 111 01111101 0100 1 001001 000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of It's A Wonderful Day. Isn'T It?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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