This is an analysis of the poem Eternity that begins with:

I've been paying attention,
To eternity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBABDB dBXBeBac DFae DeFX ABCBABDB eBaBXBXa ABDBABeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,4,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 00100 01110001 00100 1010010 00100 011101 00100 0110101 00100 1100101000 00100 010010101010 00100 110110100010 11011101 110101 1101101 101010 01101 110101 101001010 1101101 10011 1010010 00100 01110001 00100 1010010 00100 011101 00100 10010101010 00100 1001001011 00100 100110010 00100 110101110 1100101 1010010 00100 011101 00100 1010010 00100 0011100101 1010111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Eternity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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