This is an analysis of the poem Days that begins with:
I am a Day . . .
My sky is grey,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AabbcXaAX ccddXaaadX Aaeefbfbdd XcggccXXaaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,10,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 1101 1101 1111 010101 0100 1101 1101 10 1011111 010111 1101 1101 101110 1101 1100 1101 0101 1000 1101 0111 100101 010101 111101 1101 110111 0101 010101 1101 1011111 110111 1011 1111 11010001 11000101 0111 1000 11011 1111 10010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, in are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Days;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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