This is an analysis of the poem Just Today that begins with:

Just today,
I had been thinking......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdXAA dXeaff ABeXcX aaXXdXAAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11010 1101110101 11101001101 10100101111 101 110101 1101001 1101100110 11010101 111101 101010001 11010011010 101 11010 110111011 011111 11111011100 0010101011100100 1101 0111 11110001111 11110011011111 111100100 1111100101101 101 110101 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; i, can, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word would is repeated.

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

  • summary of Just Today;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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