This is an analysis of the poem Child Of A Day that begins with:
Child of a day, thou knowest not
The tears that overflow thy urn,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab acac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10011101 01110111 01011111 10110101 11010111 111101011 11011101 11110101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
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- summary of Child Of A Day;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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