This is an analysis of the poem How Long that begins with:
How long,
Can we go on......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBaa aAABCD aBaa aAABCDDXDD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 1111 10 010 111 1111 11010 01 11101101 111 111 1111 10 010 111 1111 11010 01 11101101 111 01001101 111 01001101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of How Long;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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