This is an analysis of the poem (the) Children Of Today that begins with:

They're not here to revisit,
The gaslamp....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXABAAaa AbAcAddc EfaaEfGhhEAaFI AXABAAaEfGXEAaFI
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,14,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 010 11100010 11011 1110010 010001 111101 01001 1110010 01011 11100010 101011 1110010 1111 011011 0010001 010001 111010010 1101100 011101 010001 111101111 1100010 011101 00110001101 010001 110001101 1 1010100100 010101 1110010 010 11100010 11011 1110010 010001 110111111 010001 1111011011 1100010 1110110 010001 110001101 1 1010100100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word leadership at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of (the) Children Of Today;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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