This is an analysis of the poem To Go On So Long Gone that begins with:

An honesty,
Has long gone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBXd ABCBDD EBFBGH EBFBGH ABCBDD EBbBHb BHb IBIBIBhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100 111 00101 111 101000111 01001101 1100 111 00101 111 11011101 11010101 1101 111 00101 111 11111 1101110001 1101 111 00101 111 11111 1101110001 1100 111 00101 111 11011101 11010101 1101 111 11111011 011 11 1 011 11 1 100 1111 100 1111 100 1111 11 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of To Go On So Long Gone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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