This is an analysis of the poem Loss. that begins with:

She gave the day its heart of fire,
She gave the night her soul of flame;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXbcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 11010101 01110101 011101 11100101 010101111 11110001 110101 01111110 01011001 00010101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 396
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Loss.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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