This is an analysis of the poem That Day Comes that begins with:

That day comes,
When everyone discovers it to find......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXccX Addbbbb dXcbec XXcaeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1101010001 110110010 0011001 11101100101 11010100001 111 1110010 10101011010 101010 0010010101 1110100010 101001111 110 1010111000 0101001 101011011010 110111100 01001101111 11 1000111111 110010001 110010110110 1101001100100 011010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word that 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 That Day Comes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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