This is an analysis of the poem It Had To Come To Us This Way that begins with:

It had to come to us this way.
Unexpected love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBdbd ABCdeCfXghcXh ABcci CBiAdfaaeaahgaXABf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,13,5,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 10101 01011101 10101 10110111 110101 1010 01010101 10101 01011101 10001 101011 111111 10011 011110 111100101 11001 1011 00010 1000110110 01010101 10101 010001 10001101 0101110 111111 10101 11010 01010101 0011 11110 01001 1101 010101 01 1010001001 11001101 1011001 01 01010101 10101 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of It Had To Come To Us This Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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