This is an analysis of the poem To Daffodils that begins with:

Fair Daffodils, we weep to see
You haste away so soon;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbaabcac dcacaaabdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110111 11010101 110101 11 010101 11 100101 11010101 010101 11110111 1111001 11010101 111101 11 1110111 01 100101 11010101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, as are repeated.

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

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