This is an analysis of the poem This Mystery Is On You To Solve that begins with:

You've recently made a decision
To do something on your own...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabca dee ccebafd be gdXbXgfab bccgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,7,2,9,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010010 0110111 101111101 101 111101111011 11 1110 1 000111111 111101 11010010 11110111 111001110 110010 01 1111111 1 111110111 011110101101101 1101001 1111 1000 11110101 11101 11011010011 00100101 111010100 110011100 11 11101001 010001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of This Mystery Is On You To Solve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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