The Past by Lady Jane Wilde: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Past that begins with:

From the far off time of my youthful prime
A light comes evermore;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cbcbdeaedfbfXfcfgabaafcfghbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,28,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011101101 011101 1011100101 0101101 10101001001 11010101 10111101001 0110111 1110111101 1110101 1011111101 1010111 111011101 1011111 1010111111 111111 111100101 1011111 1010110101 11101001 111100101 1110101 111100101 001101001 10101100101 0110101 0111101001 0111001 1010110101 1110101 111110111 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 607
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Past;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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