This is an analysis of the poem Here We Are, Yet Again! that begins with:

After decades of steady and rapid decline,
It is becoming increasingly difficult......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbefebeaXebfXfaX aX ag XX dXXbce X d XXX c bcXfX g XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,2,2,6,1,1,3,1,5,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101011001 000100100100 110001 0101001001 11101 101100 1001010101 001010111 0011010001 011010 101010010011 0110100 101000100010001 110110100001 001111001 10101011000 0 00010 0101001 111101 0111001010 001101 0100111 1 01010 1 11001 11010 10010101 01101 100101 110100 1 1111010 01001 1010101101 111101100 110101110 0101101 101011 11001001 011011100 111111 100010100 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Here We Are, Yet Again!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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