This is an analysis of the poem After Clouds Have Cleared that begins with:

A tear from an eye to drop,
After clouds have cleared......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccXdbaaXddXXX XX Xae XX beX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,2,3,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101 10111 110011111 00110100101 101101010101 110111 0010110111 101001110101 01111101101 0100010110001 1010101 0100110 11100111 10011110 0111001001 111001110100 1101101 100100111 1 1110111001 1111010101010 1 11111 110010 11101000011100 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

  • summary of After Clouds Have Cleared;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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