This is an analysis of the poem These Are The Standards that begins with:
As we approach a new day,
With a dragging behind us......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: Xabcadeabb XeeaeeaXe XXaXaX Xe bcdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,6,2,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101011 0010011 01001111 1011111100 011010011010100 010101 01111101 11110111 110011101 11010100010 1101001011 11111111 0101010100010 110101001101 1100011000111 101111000001 1001001111 101000111101 110110011001010 1 1101111010101 1111010001010100 1011101 11011111 10100001011011 1001001000010 11111101 11 0100 111010011 01110110010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of These Are The Standards;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
