This is an analysis of the poem Soon that begins with:

Common sense is not alive.
Not like it was, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDbB ADBD BebBbbee FEFBfXXg ADBDFdbd fEFBffeaebXbXABCDgBg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,8,8,8,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1101 01111 1100111110 001000101 1000111110 101111001 11001 10001 11010001 0101 1101111 01010001011 0101 1010101 1101110 11100101 101111001 11 10001 11 01011101 1 10001001 1110 0010001 101111001 11001 10001 11010001 11 10011100 10101 01110100 1 10001 11 01011101 1 100010 0110001 1010101 01101110101 1010110101 1001 1001010111 1010101 1101 01111 1100111110 0010001 1000111110 0101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word common 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 Soon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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