This is an analysis of the poem It's In The Boom Boom That Fades that begins with:

It's in the boom boom that fades.
It's in the boom boom decayed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBdE bEFGB ABCBdE bEFGB GAGAGAX bEFGBXABCBdE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,5,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001111 0001101 00011 011 1 0101 1 1101101 1101011 11010101010100010 101 0001111 0001101 00011 011 1 0101 1 1101101 1101011 11010101010100010 101 1001010 111010101 1001010 111010101 1001010 111010101 10010101011101 1 1101101 1101011 11010101010100010 101 0001111 0001101 00011 011 1 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; boom, it's, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it's, too are repeated.

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

  • summary of It's In The Boom Boom That Fades;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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