This is an analysis of the poem It Takes A Celebration that begins with:

It takes a celebration,
Everyday! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDE XdXdc ffcace AbCDE fdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 101 101100 000101000101 0100011 01010101 110110100 101001 11111001100 01011001100100100 0100011011010 010 0110101 10101010 11010111 0101010 0101010 101 101100 000101000101 0100011 1001001 01101 10010 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of It Takes A Celebration;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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