This is an analysis of the poem To Excite One To Boast that begins with:

Each day comes...
With a renewed freshness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcbXabd edfXXXe bebb XbdXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 000110 1001001 0100100 1011101 010000 0100010 110110 011101 11001 01001 00101010 101010 111001 11001 101010 001101 110100 1010101 0100100 00101100100 010001001011 110101 011010111 10011 10111 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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.

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

  • summary of To Excite One To Boast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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