This is an analysis of the poem As The Master Suggests that begins with:

Wasn't it just yesterday,
It was said......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCBD EEFCE GEXXXfcddXbGX ABBCBD EEFCEGEXGEGEGEGEGEGE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,13,6,20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101 011 111010001 10111101 010010 0010001010101010 11 01010001 1111011 10111001 111 111010010 101001 11 10001 1000101001 1010011 110101001 0110110 1010 1101101 01010111 1111010010 1 1001101 011 111010001 10111101 010010 0010001010101010 11 01010001 1111011 10111001 111 111010010 101001 1111010010 101001 111010010 101001 1111010010 101001 1111010010 101001 111010010 101001 1111010010 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of As The Master Suggests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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