This is an analysis of the poem Increased Crescendo that begins with:

The 'ifs' have passed...
As some from the 'old school'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cdefea cdXaXghe if eeeX fijjXfgkd lahedklX aaaXakgeefkchbiea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,8,2,4,9,8,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 110011 1100100010 010101010 11000100010 1101001101 110101110101 10111111 111 1101011 1111100001 01101 10101011 10100101110 111001001010 1011 111111010 10011111 1111101 1110111010 0001101001 1111010100 10101 111010 101011 0111 1010011 110001010 010111 010010100101 110011 0110110 11111110010 11111011 0111 101101100 111 01000101011 1101110 11111110101 01111101 111111011100 1010 101111 110100011 11000111 11111010111 0101101111 1111010101 11 1101 111100011 100001001010 10111 110001011 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, each, you, on, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Increased Crescendo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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