This is an analysis of the poem Before And After that begins with:

Loving someone done unconditionally today,
May require unpredictable conditions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccdefgf XXchXeXbae gidfgbiedjbcbX kkahj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,14,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1011110100001 101010100010 11111101 100111100001 0100110010001 101100101 10101101001 101101 00111111010 1010011 1011011101000 11111 1101101000100 0100101111 0110111 01111101011 0100010 0101001001 1010001 1111100011 1010 100101 0100110101110 101010111001 110 101110101011110 1111101 1011011 10111111010 10 1111001101010 1111000101 01101110010 1100 1010101 111011101 101111111 101101011 111010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 363
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; or, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Before And After;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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