This is an analysis of the poem Like A Dawn That Has Come that begins with:

It does not matter,
No longer to me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX baXXcd cXcd ebf feecXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110 11001 101111010 001001001 111001 1111 011 110111101 101111 11011101100 110111 1010010 111001 010110100 10111001 11111 101111011 1 10111100101 1010111010001 01110110 0010010 0101101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 gone 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 Like A Dawn That Has Come;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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