This is an analysis of the poem Day's End that begins with:

Little girls,
You are gay, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdXdXbdbacacXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 111 101001 101011 111 101 101001 101011 111 101 101001 101001 111 111 111101 101001 111 001 101011 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 400
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Day's End;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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