This is an analysis of the poem Something Had Has Broken that begins with:
Everything once meant something to them.
Everything they saw and had between them then....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabacbaaXdXcXXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101111000 10111110101 11101 11101 1101010 10100000 011001110 101110 1101101010 1111111 01011 11101010 1000100010 01 11101010 0010011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 505
- Average number of words per stanza: 85
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Something Had Has Broken;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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