This is an analysis of the poem That Store No Longer Exists that begins with:

What makes you believe you still have options?
'I was told it is never too late....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX Xb XXX X XbXcX bcXdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,3,1,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111110 111001011 001001101111 11111 11101101 111101 11110111011 1111100 1111001 111110 011 1111001 111110100 010 1 100100010 100100101 01001111010 1001 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of That Store No Longer Exists;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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