This is an analysis of the poem It Endures that begins with:

Only that which has been examined to be labelled,
Begins to establish a documented history....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXb bacdda eXdfe XXdfXdce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100100010 01001001010100 101000010100000 0010001000100110101 0001001010111 11101 10111010 100100100 1101010101110 10100001 100100101010101 001101 00100101 00110010100 00111110001 100010010101001 10111101000 11011001 01000100110 111101 111010111 010111101001 110101 011001010100011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words something, it, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of It Endures;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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