This is an analysis of the poem More Effective When Reminisced that begins with:

Chasing away...
Disbelief....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCD AbXe AEFF AbCDXAEFF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 101 1100101 111 1001 101 101101 111 1001 001111 00110010 10101101 1001 101 1100101 111 1001 001111 00110010 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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  • summary of More Effective When Reminisced;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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