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

Plus quan se atque suos amavit omnes,
nunc...
...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, you, i are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

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

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