This is an analysis of the poem It Was Seen Coming that begins with:
It was seen coming.
Yes it was....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABcBDEDFB AbacBDEDFB cggbbddbd ABcBDEDFBX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,9,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110 101 1 1001 01111 00101111 101000101 10010101 001011100100 01110 1101 101010 1 1001 01111 00101111 101000101 10010101 001011100100 1111101 1011101101 10111101 111100 001011 10011 1011010 010011 111100111 01110 101 1 1001 01111 00101111 101000101 10010101 001011100100 111110101011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 Was Seen Coming;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
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