This is an analysis of the poem That Has Yet To Happen that begins with:

Do me a favor.
'Sure....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XX Xabccd aecbe XbdfX cbf X E XccXXE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,6,5,5,3,1,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1 0111 11110110 101011010 101110111 100110011 001011001 111010 111110 001011 0100111 1111011 0101111 1 111010011 1010101001 101111111 1111000 11 010011 011011101 11111110111 0010 1 011011 11 1101011 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of That Has Yet To Happen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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