This is an analysis of the poem Before Day that begins with:

Come in this hour to set my spirit free
When earth is no more mine though night goes out, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbbba acaaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010011101 1101111111 1101111100 1011111100 1101110111 0101010101 1111111101 0011011101 1011110111 1101010111 1001010101 1101011111 1111010011 10011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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 Before Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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