This is an analysis of the poem It Is Always After that begins with:

It is seldom a coincidence,
To hear from another say......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcXX Xdbcb aeeXdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001000100 0100101 1101101 100111 1010101 01011001011 01010111 00111011001 011011101 10110101101 110011 010101 101001 010001 01100101 11001110 110011110 0111010 1011001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is 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 Is Always After;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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