This is an analysis of the poem It Once Happened that begins with:

It once happened
that a child was spared punishment...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 10111100 11001010 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 53
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 It Once Happened;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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