This is an analysis of the poem Oooohhh You Sunshine that begins with:

In the morning when you come,
I feel the heat from you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabCA XcA acA XcD EEEE bCAfCD XcACD EEEE CAfCD dggXad bCAfCD XcAfCX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,3,3,4,6,5,4,5,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010111 110101 11001001111 1 111 110101111 1 11 1111011111 1 11 110101111 11 111 1110010101 0010111 011101 01000101 1010111 1 111 110101111 1 1111 1110010101 111 11 1111011111 1111 1110010101 0010111 011101 01000101 1010111 1111 110101111 1 1111 1110010101 01011001 110101 010101 11101 1011 111100101 1 1111 110101111 1 1111 1110010101 111 11 1111011111 1 1111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; you, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word shows at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Oooohhh You Sunshine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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