This is an analysis of the poem Changes Are Bittersweet that begins with:

Feared into taking two steps back.
Into a hole...trapped! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX babX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 0001000 110111 1101101 110100101010 10101011 11011100 110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Changes Are Bittersweet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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