This is an analysis of the poem Song Vii: Dawn Talks To Day that begins with:

Dawn talks to Day
Over dew-gleaming flowers,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdddb efefeXeeaaf fgfghXhXiig cecebdbdjje
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1011010 1101 1010010 1111 10111100 11111 10100100 111010111110 1111011011110 11111111111 1111 1010111 10111 101101 1111 1110110 1111 1011110 11110010111011 1110110111111 11111111111 11111 101101 101011 011111 1101 110110 1111 1111010 1111010110110 1111111010010 11111111111 1111 101111 101101 1001001 01111 1010110 111111 0110110 1101110011010 110111110110 11111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 366
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; o, day are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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  • summary of Song Vii: Dawn Talks To Day;
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