This is an analysis of the poem Five Minutes Ago that begins with:

When you chose to stay away from comprehension...
You traveled further than you knew from understanding....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcabdaaaedeec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101010 1101011101010 11110 011111100 10111001010 11101110101 1101 1111101011 111101110 101100100101 111011111 10110110 11001 111111111 110110 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

    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; you is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Five Minutes Ago;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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