This is an analysis of the poem It's Never Too Late that begins with:

An influence not received,
By young children unfamiliar with discipline......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abccca acbcXdX Xbeed ddcbXdXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 111010100100 0110100011010 011010000101 010011010 1011101 1000010010110111 101001101 1010101010 11110011010 1010000100101 0011100010 1100010100101 110001001 0101001010 001110110010 1100101011011 1011 111001011 0010101001001010 0010100101 10100100010110 1 1000110100 1111111111 0110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of It's Never Too Late;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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