This is an analysis of the poem Like All The Yesterdays Have Done that begins with:

There is nothing more I despise,
Than someone who lies....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXbXabcbcdbXdbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101 11111 110010100 1111011 01001110 01011110011 01011110 11111 01011111 111010 111111 101010 1101001101 01110 1101 11010111 11111 11101010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 542
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Like All The Yesterdays Have Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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