This is an analysis of the poem In Times Gone To Leave Behind that begins with:

What has happened with it done,
Is not going to change the fact of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX XXc ccXa X bX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 0110010100 1110010011010 011111 111101 1010100000101 1101101 0110101 101000101001 1111110100010 110101001 1101001 110110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Times Gone To Leave Behind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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