This is an analysis of the poem Already Exposed To It that begins with:

When one feels that time has come,
To confess......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDefcc gXgc chffh ABCDe cbfXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 001 0010011000111 001001 101 11001 10010101011011 11001011010001 101001010011 11010101010010 1101010010100 101000101010010 10011001010101 01 11101100 11011001110 101010100101 1111111 001 0010011000111 001001 101 110100100 11101010100010 1101100011101 010100001 100100010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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 Already Exposed To It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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