This is an analysis of the poem A Shift Of Myths Has Come that begins with:

In the shadows of the night...
A shift of myths has come....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE Xadad fXa cXaggXXg abX ABCDE fcXfXaXABCDE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,3,8,3,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011001 010111 10100100 01101 110101 10100100100 101 010011110 1100001 00111010 0011101010010 101010 0101000100 010101010101010 01010001 11101101 01111 1010101 111111101 1010110010 0101 111101 1000100001 10100011 0011001 010111 10100100 01101 110101 11001001101 110101010101001 10010010001101 1010 0110 0111011100 0011001 010111 10100100 01101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words forget, let's, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Shift Of Myths Has Come;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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