This is an analysis of the poem Never Before that begins with:

I look not for ways,
To upgrade a paved road....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCADEFBa babcghbfba ighXiaXbXABCCADEFBa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 001011 0010011 1001010101 111 10101001 1011110 010010100 0101111 1 111101101 00101010 01101010101 110010101 10100 1100101 10100011101 01101010 111011011 111110101 1110100110101 1111001 11010101 1110111010 1100111101001 10100100100 011001010 111011001 11111 001011 0010011 1001010101 111 10101001 1011110 010010100 0101111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Never Before;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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