This is an analysis of the poem In After Days that begins with:

I WILL accomplish that and this,
And make myself a thorn to Things–...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc effe bccb cggc hddh icci hXXh giig cjjcXbggb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010110 11110101 11001101 110111011 01010111 01010001 01011111 01010101 10101111 01101101 11010011 11110111 111011001 11110101 11111111 01011111 110100101 11010101 11110101 11011101 01011111 01110101 11011111 11010101 11110111 10110111 11011100 111110101 11111100 01010111 11010010 01000111 11010101 11001101 01110111 11110101 001100100 011100101 11100110 11010101 11000101 111100101 11010101 111100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and, i, that, may are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and, that are repeated.

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  • summary of In After Days;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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