This is an analysis of the poem Slipping Away To Fade that begins with:

Stripped quick from being significant.
A relevance is slipping away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCB caXcX ABCB acaXac dXca AXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,6,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100100 010001001 01000100 10010001101 00100001 11101101 11000010101 101111111 001011111101 110100100 010001001 01000100 10010001101 1110100100 11111010000 01110101010 010101110111100 11010001001 10101101 0100100101001010 11010010001 0111001100100 110110010000 110100100 010001 01001 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, to, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Slipping Away To Fade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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