This is an analysis of the poem At The Moment that begins with:
Suddenly, I stopped thinking about Love,
after so many years of only that,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xab acc cbX Xbb dd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1001110011 1011000101 1010110110 1111100111 1001110111 1111111111 1101110111 1111010101 100111111 1010010100 1011100111 1011010111 1110010111 1101111101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, thinking, could are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word after is repeated.
The author used the same word how 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 At The Moment;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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