This is an analysis of the poem It Has Been Here To Exist that begins with:

The increase of social ills,
Has not been hidden in the midst......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCAC cdea ccdcc ABBCACXbbde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0010101 11010001 0001010 11010010001 001010 111001 101010 010001 001010101 110111 01110011 001110111001 11010000110010 1011 100100010100101 0010101 11010001 0001010 11010010001 001010 111001 0101001 111100101101 0111110001 10101010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of It Has Been Here To Exist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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