This is an analysis of the poem Bookends that begins with:
Side effects accepted,
Should be broken from our hold....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABC AABc dededf ffdf eGeDeGeF AABC eGheDheGheF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,8,4,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010 1010011 111 11010101 101010 1010011 111 11 0101110101 11 0101010111 11 010011 010100 101 11011 111010 0110100 11 0101010 11 10101 11 101010 11 011101 101010 1010011 111 11010101 11 0101010 1 11 10101 1 11 101010 1 11 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Bookends;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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