This is an analysis of the poem 2017 that begins with:

Meet it to greet.
And be determined to stay, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcdeffXcgX HaicgX Xdjdjcekcbkb cHkeaiXXgX jhclckllb Xdjld
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,6,12,10,9,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 1001001 0001 0101 01101 011101 1001001 001101 0111001 11111 110101 01010110 01 111001 1011 110110 111101 10101 0000101 1011 101010100 101101 0101011 11 110100101 0101 100111 1010100100 101111 10011 1110101 00001 111001 11101011 110001 1111 01110 110101001 11 111110 01010 1111001 1111 1101001 1101101 101011 11101101 0101001 1001 111101 101 11 11001001 1111 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word 2017 at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of 2017;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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