This is an analysis of the poem Interpretations Have Changed that begins with:

And in this particular exhibit,
We keep our best illusions to delude....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXbbcd eeXXbccd afeegfX egcXag XX XhccXhXb X Xcbegab X XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,7,6,2,8,1,7,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001100010 1111010001 10101 0111111 0010001010 0101001010 111001 01001011 101001101001 1101011001 11110101 110101 110 10111010 01010100 11111 1110100000100 1110 010100101 0101111 10110110 1110100101 011001 011011101 1110 1011101 11001010100 1110010 11100010 10011111 1 110010100011 1 011111 100110 1100 1010001 11110101101 111010 0011011011001 1110011100 1110101 111000 0101011 1101110010 1111 11010100 1000111101 101 1 0111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Interpretations Have Changed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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