This is an analysis of the poem The Source that begins with:
When grown folks who have aged,
Remain with their minds to stay......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdbaeddaedcccdeXXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111 0101101 101110100 010111 011001 1101 010100 01101100 00101001110 101 101 0101010 00101011 1010110 1011 001110 0101 1011001 0010100 1101100 0101010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 570
- Average number of words per stanza: 86
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Source;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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