This is an analysis of the poem The Sequel To A Reminiscence that begins with:

Not in the street and not in the square,
The street and square where you went and came;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XaXa cdcd edeX fgffg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 100111001 011111111 0101001111 111111111 111110110 111110111 0010101111 111110101 111111111 1010101011 1011101111 010011101 111101111 111111101 10011101 101110111100 010010111 0101110111 111111111 1101111001 111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Sequel To A Reminiscence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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