This is an analysis of the poem History Is Rewritten that begins with:
A presence felt,
To leave meaningful steps....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcadXX Xaceac eXcXc fedXbdbXfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,5,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101 011001 101011001 11010000100 101 11101 1101 101111 01100111001 1001101001 1010010010 1101 001101 110110100 1100 1011101 1111 110110101 010110100101010 00101010 11000010 101 001010010001 00101101 01001 11101100100 110001010 011010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word some is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of History Is Rewritten;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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