This is an analysis of the poem Next Chapter that begins with:

Who knows,
How their next chapter will read? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABacdb efgbahh ABiiaabhe bbjhjgX fhd XXcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,9,7,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1111001 11111000010 1010011 1101 110001 1110101000 10100010 01001 001010010 1110100110 010110001001 011001010101 11 1111001 1010011011011 101 11001011001011 010011111010 00101011010 11001110001 0010010010100 10101101 10111 1111001 01011 01001 010101 0111 111110 11110110101 11 11 01 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Next Chapter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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