This is an analysis of the poem Now that begins with:
Now...
And unmistaken is the swiftness of a kept beat! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: ababXbX aXXXbXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1 1100000100011 1 01011110111 01010100 101010101111 10101010101 1 0111100 110011011 1111011111 10110000101 11110100100100 0101110101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Now;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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