This is an analysis of the poem By The 'Old You' The New You Knew that begins with:

There is no special wand
To hand out and wave......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdebefXe Xgc edehggc dXacXghXeeaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 01111 001100 1011 11110 1011101 00111 10010011101 1100011 11110 11001 10111100100 11100011010 10101011101 110011100 0111011 11110010 111111101 100111 0111011 1011101 110100 101010 011010 011000101010 111 100101101 11101 111 11111110 011010001 10110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; much, how, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, how are repeated.

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

  • summary of By The 'Old You' The New You Knew;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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