This is an analysis of the poem Delayed Too Late that begins with:
Can we get together and consumate this?
Since I've stopped dismissing my past wishes, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: ABcC acbXddccb efefgggg ABcCXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101011000 1110101110 1 111111111001 11101 01011 11101010 0010101110 01 0111000111 01110101 10111 1111100 11011110101 111101 1111 10 01111101 0100110111001 00101 1101 11101011000 1110101110 1 111111111001 111111110001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words perhaps, i are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines again is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Delayed Too Late;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
