This is an analysis of the poem The Beginning Of The End that begins with:

Death has come,
To a once political correctness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc bcdXefgdg HceeHeaigifecch HeeebhXXXeabhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,15,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0010100010 10010010110100 11110101 0101010110 1010111 010011 11010101 110 11001 010001 1101101 000010001 0101001 10010010 010100100 000010001 001010100 1010 100100100 1010001 11110 1 1001111 111100 1001111 010001 000010001 10101001 010 1101011 01001 010111101 11010010 1101011 010101 1101001 11001110 11110 01011010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; of, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

  • summary of The Beginning Of The End;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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