This is an analysis of the poem In Retrospect that begins with:

In retrospect,
With time to have lived......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcdeXaafbaX bgbfbhccgff AaecaaabfifbicbdbhdcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,11,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 01011 1000101 0101001000 1011111 1101 101011 0100101 110011 101101 10 010101 01110101 100101010 01010101 0101 1010010 11001010 10111 01011010 01010101 0110101 10101101 011010 0101 0101001 0010101 1110101 00101 111 110101 01001 010100 0100010 010101 1010001 10110 1101011 1010101 1101101 01010 101101 001000 0100111 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 388
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of In Retrospect;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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