This is an analysis of the poem For All The Good Things that begins with:

Observing an inflicted self destruction,
Of those who destroyed with intent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXXdedcf gXgXcc XeabbhffgbdgdcfdhX cbaaX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,18,5,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101010 01101001 10010110 001010100 110110001 00101011100 10101010 0010 0110101 101001000 011101 1101110010 0010010001100 10100 010010001011000 110100100100 1001010100 1 111010101 10110011 101 1111111010 11011010010 00111110010 010110010 11011 10111111001 1010010101 1100 00110101110 01000 000101110101 1010000111 100 11001 1010100 11101101010 00001 1100101 11111101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of For All The Good Things;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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