This is an analysis of the poem Labor Day that begins with:

Requiring something lovely on his arm
Took me to Stamford, Connecticut, a quasi-farm,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001010101 1101001000101 010010101010 1101011100111 11111011011 110011011 0101110100 010111 011110101111 01010111110 101010010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 483
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Labor Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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