This is an analysis of the poem The Day Is A Poem (September 19, 1939) that begins with:

This morning Hitler spoke in Danzig, we hear his voice.
A man of genius: that is, of amazing...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaaXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101010101101 01010100010 0100100101010111 1101011011 1001001001011010 10110101011 0111010111011 10111110111 1011110111001011 100111110 0001111011011010 1010010111 110101001101010 100110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 746
  • Average number of words per stanza: 134
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Day Is A Poem (September 19, 1939);
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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