This is an analysis of the poem Kept Depths Of Ignorance that begins with:

A turning away from a tide,
That has already flooded......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABA Xbcd ecXdee AABAXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01001001 1101010 001010010100 10111001 1010010100 01001001010100 1101 0101111010 111100101 110111 11001101 10010 1101011 01001101100 01001001 1101010 001010010100 10111001 00010110100 10100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Kept Depths Of Ignorance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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