This is an analysis of the poem From Dust To Dust that begins with:

A recycling comes,
To be lived as given to everyone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC ABCC XX ABCCXb XXXb Xabba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,6,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001 0011100101 0101 0111 001001 0011100101 0101 0111 010010 1010111010 001001 0011100101 0101 0111 1010111010 01110101 11 11 1 101 10 10 111001 10100001 0111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word trust at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of From Dust To Dust;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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