This is an analysis of the poem Tales Of Those Now Listening that begins with:

Folks now gone.
With advice given ignored but shared......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbX deXacfffXdX eXbaabc ebXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 001100111 10001111 1001 10011 10100010 101111010 1101 101011101 101111000 1111001 101 11110110 1101010101 01011111 111111 101011100 111111011011 101001101 101101100 11100111010 0011001 010011110101 111011100 1010 10111 1110100111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Tales Of Those Now Listening;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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