This is an analysis of the poem They Come To Be Ceased that begins with:

Opportunities come before us,
Not to evaluate but to grasp....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXacadaccXabcdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001011 100101101 11010 01010001 11101001011 1110100101 01011 001010 1101001011 11001 101011001 011101 10010001001 10100101 101001001 1011010 01000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 510
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of They Come To Be Ceased;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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