This is an analysis of the poem As If Overnight that begins with:

The speed of forgotten,
Childhood wishes......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcXcDEAaffcagcghch DEAaXbaba XiXibfha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 1110 0100010 11010101 01000011 10100010 111011 010010 1001101 110110 1 11111101 01 111000101 01101111 01 1101101 01101 0111010010 1010110011 10111010010 010010 1001101 110110 1 011011011 1110111 1001011001 11011110 11000101001 1101 1001 01011 11011101 1010111001 00111101111 0101011101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 As If Overnight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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