This is an analysis of the poem In Progress that begins with:
Ten years ago it seemed impossible
That she should ever grow so calm as this,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaaccacdXXdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1001010100 1111011110 0101000101 1111110101 1101111101 1001010100 10011110001 10010010101 1001010101 1011110101 10011100100 0111011111 01111010111 1011010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 593
- Average number of words per stanza: 102
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 In Progress;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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