This is an analysis of the poem Non-Sequential Incidentals that begins with:

Tears to weep,
For more than a few decades wept....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbdaeaca eXfeddb badX gdc aXeefXge dXaddXbdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,4,3,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11101011 10110 110110110 1010110 011010 01010001 11101100 11010 0110101 1 10100110010 010001001 01010101010 10 11000010 01111 00101 11 11 100010 00110101 111 1111101 011100 1101001 010101000 1010 110100101 11001010 110101 0011111 10101 101 100110101 011111 1101 0100110111 1010011 101001 0101010011 10100010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Non-Sequential Incidentals;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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