This is an analysis of the poem To Continue With Such Senselessness that begins with:

You will not destroy this creation made.
Although you will try with your divisiveness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXac abcc bbb cbXbb ddbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,3,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100101 11101010100 0010011000 01110 1100101 1101001 11011010 110100010 0110001001 01001001001 010001 011100100 11101 010100 011010 00100100 10101010 1001 1110101 1000100 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

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

    The author used the same words you, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of To Continue With Such Senselessness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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