This is an analysis of the poem Into Themselves that begins with:

People into themselves,
Live lives delusioned to fantasize....

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: AABCDAA deXfe edbd dcfegg AABCDAAXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,4,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100001 1110000101 11101011 00111 0010011001 01010100 10111 0010100100 001101 110 11110011 010101 1101010 0010101 101010011 0001000 101111 1001100 00100010 01011010 100110100 100010000 100001 1110000101 11101011 00111 0010011001 01010100 10111 101110010 0011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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:

    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 Into Themselves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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