This is an analysis of the poem Not Into A 'Back-Then-When' that begins with:

Betwixt and between.
And no longer am I bothered by it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb XcXadXc XXb bXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101 1110111010 1111111101 1101011110111 01010101100 10111010100010 100001110 1111010110101 101001010 1110111 1100101 1000111 001 11110101 110101010 1111101 11110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Not Into A 'Back-Then-When';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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