This is an analysis of the poem Quickly It Began that begins with:

Suddenly you're there...
In my heart....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXaaCBCBCBC ABdCBEFEBCBEFEBXABdbBfdEFEBCBCFEBCBCFEBCBEBEBCB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,47,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 011 01110 111001 1110101 1000110 11 1000110 11 1000110 11 1000110 10011 011 1 1000110 11 10001 10101 10001 11001 1000110 11 10001 10101 10001 11001 10011 011 1 1001 11 101 1 10001 10101 10001 11001 1000110 11 1000110 10101 10001 11001 1000110 11 1000110 10101 10001 11001 1000110 11 10001 11001 10001 11001 1000110 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 382
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.

    The author used the same word suddenly at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Quickly It Began;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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