This is an analysis of the poem The Chartist's Complaint that begins with:

Day! hast thou two faces,
Making one place two places?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffXXddgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 1011110 1110101 1111001 1010111 10101001 10110101 00010001 10011111 01110101 11000101 01011101 11101100 01000101 00111101 01010001 11111101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 568
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

  • summary of The Chartist's Complaint;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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