This is an analysis of the poem The One Who Laid Down All The Pipe that begins with:

When a mold has been broken,
It is difficult to replace its status....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXbbbaXXcXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1011010 00100001010 1010010 0101011 1010101 11010111 101001010 01111 0110101110 1010100 01001010011 11010 11 1 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 430
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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 three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of The One Who Laid Down All The Pipe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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