This is an analysis of the poem More Than Ever Before that begins with:

No words to use to later change
Will make a difference, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcX AdXXddXXeb AaaXXadaX ecbbeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010100 0111101 10101 011001 1101 101101 11000101 100101 1010000 0110100 1010010100 0101 101010 1010101 1101 1001 0101100 010 101 1100 01000101 11100 0010100100 1111101 011 1110101 11001 1010 110001 0100110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of More Than Ever Before;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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