This is an analysis of the poem The Future Verdict that begins with:

How will our unborn children scoff at us
In the good years to come,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbab cddcd deede fffff bccbX gXcgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1011110111 000001 0100101 0111011101 010101 1101110101 111101 110101 1111110101 101111 1001010101 100101 110101 1101011111 111100 1111110111 110101 100111 1111011111 111101 1001010111 110101 111111 1101010101 111101 1111010001 110110 010111 0101100101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; 'they, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words 'these, 'they are repeated.

    The author used the same word 'they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Future Verdict;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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