This is an analysis of the poem Days Come And Go that begins with:

Leaves fall and flowers fade,
Days come and go:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aBaaab cDcccB eBeeeb fDfffB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1111 101101 100101 110101 1111 111111 1101 111111 111111 010101 1111 111111 1111 111101 110101 1101001 1001 111111 1101 011111 110101 011101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; low, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word low is repeated.

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

  • summary of Days Come And Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Madison Julius Cawein