This is an analysis of the poem Weak In The Brief Days Of February that begins with:

Monday is not the Tuesday it once was!
When it was then January....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011011 10111010 11 1001111011 010101 11101101010 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Weak In The Brief Days Of February;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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