This is an analysis of the poem Only Newcomers Make It Interesting that begins with:

Only newcomers make it interesting,
To keep going around the same circles......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdbeXfggaX hcX ABCddb hgX ghdgX ffXceXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,3,6,3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101000 0110010110 1011001 1 0111101010 1101000 101110101 1 1100100 1010010 11110101010 100101100100101 11 11101 1 10110101000 0110010110 1011001 01 1 11101010 011 00110101 1111001010001 11 11100111 01 1011 11101011 1 000101010101 101101010 1011111 011110101 0110101101 101101010 0011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Only Newcomers Make It Interesting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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