This is an analysis of the poem The Evidence Is Obvious that begins with:

It's time to leave them!
Those that can not be lead....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEFCB cX XXe gcgbg ABCDEFCB chccii hcbb Xigf efjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,3,5,8,6,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 111101 101001001 11001 1000110 0100111 110100 001110011 1110011 1110001011 110101001100 111 110100100 100101 11001 1111101 0010001 1111 01010 111101 101001001 11001 1000110 0100111 110100 001110011 01000100 11110011 11011100 000100100 1011 00101111101 101011 01001000100 11 01101001001 101101 11100111 011 111111 110100 1111101 000100001 0010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word those is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Evidence Is Obvious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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