This is an analysis of the poem Here And Now that begins with:

HERE AND NOW.
Here, in the heart of the world, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcdcd ebebfgfg bhbhijij cccckkkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1001001 1001101 1111001 01001011 0001101 11001001 0001011 11001001 1111001 1111001 1001001 1101011 1100111 1001011 1101101 1101011 10110010 1011011 10011110 1101011 1001111 1100001 1101011 11101011 1101101 1001001 1001101 1001011 1011011 1011001 1101001 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words here, god, show, not are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Here And Now;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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