This is an analysis of the poem Preferably When The Lights Are Out that begins with:
In these times we live...
Men are having sex with men....
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: XaabXbccXXXXXaXdXXcXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111 1110101 101101010 11110 110 1100 11010011011101 10110010010100 11011 1011110 11011100110 10011011 1110010010101 11 101 1011010010 1110011000 1000 10111 1 0111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 609
- Average number of words per stanza: 101
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 Preferably When The Lights Are Out;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
