This is an analysis of the poem Before The Absence Of It Is Recognized that begins with:

Something had to have been there,
Before the absence of it is recognized....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB CDEFG AB dXXebdd AB CDEFG cdXXXX XdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,2,7,2,5,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 01010000101 1111111 1010100 11101110 11001010 0100101000 1010101 01010000101 10101010 111010101 1001110101010 10100010 110101110010 11 1001110 1010101 01010000101 1111111 1010100 11101110 11001010 0100101000 11111 10010101 11010010 0101100 101111 1010110100001 1 11001100111 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Before The Absence Of It Is Recognized;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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