This is an analysis of the poem At Some Point that begins with:

At some point,
Brick walls found become easier to find....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAXAXcddb dcAdbbXbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111 1110110001 111 0111010101 1111 0101110111010 010010001011 0010010100101 1010101101001 001010010100 11101010101 0011010101100 1111 1111010001 0101000100101 11011110110001 1000101 011001011011 111111101 1101001011000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 400
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word at at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of At Some Point;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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