This is an analysis of the poem A Race To Replace... that begins with:

A race to replace...
The meaning of love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXaX AbabXac AXXaXXbb AXXbdacabdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 01001 01010110 010010 01001 10001 101010 01101010 110001 1011 1011001 01001 1 1 11101 11010 101 1111 001001 01001 100010 0100010 01010 011010 0111001 00101 11001 0101001 101 1110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word a 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 A Race To Replace...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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