This is an analysis of the poem No One Remembers Implementing that begins with:

The signs of these times,
Are all over the place....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC ABACC DEFG dHBI ABACCXDEFGHBI
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011 111001 1101101 101110101 01011 111001 1101101 101110101 001010101 111110 11100101101 010010100 01110101010 011100111010 0110110100 010100110001 01111 01011 111001 1101101 101110101 001010101 111110 11100101101 010010100 01110101010 0110110100 010100110001 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of No One Remembers Implementing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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