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

I am Day; I bring again
Life and glory, Love and pain:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 1110111 01010101 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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