This is an analysis of the poem As The Sun Upon Them Sets that begins with:

The younger generation,
May reflect unacceptable behavior....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbccacXb XbXXXbcbXXbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 10110100010 10101101 101010100 1 001101010 10010000101 11111001001 000100011110100 111010100 01101001010101001 0010101010111 0010001011111 1100010101 1010101010101 010010001100100111 11001101110010001 01010011010001000 010010011100 010010001000100 11101011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of As The Sun Upon Them Sets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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