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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