This is an analysis of the poem My Interview that begins with:

The wall has grown all black, upto the circling roof.
Roads are empty, travellers all gone. Once again...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXAbX XXb AXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111111001001 111010011101 110101000100 11001111101 1011111010 11100101 111101110 1001010011000 1010101001010 11001111101 001011101 01010111100 01001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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.

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

  • summary of My Interview;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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