This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Stays To Remain As Is that begins with:

Outdated and aged traditions,
Are much like diets......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXdbXbe cXcffededbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011010 11110 1010100101 1101010 010101 011100101 1011110101 0100010011 00111100101 1010011001 10101011011 1001101000 001110101 0101110101 1101011001 100100111101 01100100110 0011110111 000101 11101100100 1001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Nothing Stays To Remain As Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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