This is an analysis of the poem Across that begins with:
I turn the page of the day,
writing what I'm told...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abc XdefX eXf cc dbX cc bXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,3,2,3,2,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101001 10101 101001110 1101 0100001 1110101 01011 111110 0101 1111 10000010 1011 11000111 1101 10101 111 1110 0010011 00101 111110 01011 0010101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 22
- 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 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 Across;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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