This is an analysis of the poem Crisp Details We Knew, Once! that begins with:

Few are who they were,
As remembered from childhood....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccdde fgchfbbi chjfXkkghhfXligmfX knefbXaljfjn XgejXXajfgmjfce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,18,12,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1010011 1000011 11 0010001 01011 01000010 1101110010 1 11001111 101101011 0001001 11010111 1110 101011111 10111101 1 1010 111000 111001 111 011101101 1110 1111001 11101011 10100 10111110 1110111 11110 1111 11111 001001 1111 101110101 1111001100 011000100 110001 11111110 01100 11011010010 1101100011 1111001100 0100100 10110101 10 10 11 1110 0110011 110011111101 110111010 1011111 0111100 010111 1 110111001 110111110100 10011 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Crisp Details We Knew, Once!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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