This is an analysis of the poem Next Thursday It Is that begins with:

Remaining stubborn,
With an unchanged attitude......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefeebfbb eX X aXX g ebbX e XfcdceX gdbdXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,2,1,3,1,4,1,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 0101101 11010100101 100011101010 0100000100100100 10101111010 10101010001001 001101011001 0011100010100010 01110011001 11010111001111 1110100110101 1010100 1010001011110 1010111011 1111110 0100111010011 0101001 110 1100100 1111010101 1101101 111011100 110110 11 110110110 10 1110110110 111101001 111010 110101011000 11111110 111010 11111101 11100 1101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, and, you 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 Thursday It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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