This is an analysis of the poem Looking Back that begins with:

Looking back at attempts made,
By those thought to have been 'then' mavericks......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefbfaae adXXeXadd abXgeXgfc XXchaechfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011 1110101100 11010101 011100011010 1010001010 0100011001 101110111 01 1010011101 110 01110010010 101101001001 1010010100011 1010110110100 010010011100 011100010010 011010111001 11100101111 011011000100011 1111000010111010 10111011 1111001001011 110111001010001 110100100111 0010001111010 110111001010001 01010110010001 011001010011 10100011010010001 11111111101 01101001001111 100100001111001011 11111 0101100101 11101110111100101 111110 10111010100 100011010100101 01000111100111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 450
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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, i, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Looking Back;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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