This is an analysis of the poem Daffodils that begins with:
Ho! You there, selling daffodils along the windy street,
Poor drooping, dusty daffodils - but oh! so Summer sweet!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 11110101010101 11010101111101 111101000110101 010010111110111 11011101111111 11111100111101 10111101111101 01110101110101 11011101111111 01110101111111 10010101110101 1011001010110111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
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; and, you are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Daffodils;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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