This is an analysis of the poem It Takes An Absence that begins with:

It takes an absence felt,
For many people to realize......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbc Xdaa ceeef ccee eeffeXdaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 011101 110100101 111011 10100000100 01110110100001 011010000010 01111111 00101110010100 011101000111 10111010110 1100010101110101 111010 0100110100010 101110001001 01101111011 0101011011101 111100010101 1110101101 1110011101 001011101 001001011101110 11101101 01110111010 1011010001 110011101 111100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; to, for 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.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of It Takes An Absence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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