This is an analysis of the poem Most Ironic that begins with:

Do you find it most ironic,
That those is days now long gone......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXcddXe AccXeddbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010 1101111 001110100 1101010010 0110100 10101101001 01001000001 1011110 010101 11101010 111010 100100110 101101 101011 10010101 00111010010 1010010 0110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Most Ironic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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