This is an analysis of the poem Daisy that begins with:

The dayseye hugging the earth
in August, ha! Spring is ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdbefaegaXdfXfXXbgX fXXad ccXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001 01011010 11010 111001 010010 010010 1100 10110 0101001 010010 1011 111 11101 0001010 101010 1001 101010 111001100 01100111 0101010 1010010 0111 110110 00111 10001100 11101 10010 1111 011001 10101000 10101010 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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