This is an analysis of the poem Wake Up And Smile...When It Dawns that begins with:

When something done you did,
Brings such relief released......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADEF d XXBcaDg BcDg ABCAD EF EF EFXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,7,4,5,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 110101 01 1001101 11101 1111 101 110101 10111010 11000 111010 11101 11101001101 11 1 111010 11111 11 1 110110 110101 01 1001101 11101 1111 101 1111 101 1111 101 1101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Wake Up And Smile...When It Dawns;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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