This is an analysis of the poem This Is Incredible that begins with:

I remember a time and 'use' to believe,
All people were totally honest....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXccX X dbe dXeXeceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,3,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001110001 110010010 11110101001 11111010100 101010100 00101011 00010100100100 11101110101 1 011 1101 11111 11111010101 11011 11010100110101 11101111 110010111001 110110111101 0001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of This Is Incredible;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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