This is an analysis of the poem Danger Follows The Child that begins with:

Yesterday,
Perhaps......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcda ebeaafgg cgXd dbXdhceffhffcbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,4,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 01 10101010 010001001 101 11001011 01 101110 1011 11101 01100001 100101 010011010 110010 101001 01001010 10100010 01010010 01010101 00101010 1101 0101011 1010001 0101 00101 000100110 1100010 011001 110010 11101 10010 011 010101 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Danger Follows The Child;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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