This is an analysis of the poem Daffodils that begins with:

Fathered by March, the daffodils are here.
First, all the air grew keen with yesterday,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaabbacdacda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011010111 1101110101 1101011101 10111100111 1001100101 1101110101 1111110101 11001101111 1111010111 0100111001 1111010101 0101000101 1110001111 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 653
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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 Daffodils;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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