This is an analysis of the poem Passé that begins with:
If you still believe that you can put off and wait...
For a date contemplated, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcadceafb begefedXXhihhghiaXabX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,21,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011011111111 1011010 0010110 1010010100100 0110011010 111010 10011 0100011101 01010101 11101 0010010 11011010 11011101 101000100 11110100010 1010110 01011 01110 0110110011 010101100 100100101 01100101010 1011 1011101 01010110 011101 01111 110110111 1000101011 111 01000
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 483
- Average number of words per stanza: 85
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Passé;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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