This is an analysis of the poem To Replace Those Innovative that begins with:

They believed it would be quite easy,
To replace those innovative......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcc deceef CXbg CXg XddXdXhfX egg XXachfbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,4,3,9,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010110 00111010 011010 111110 11111101 101 101100101 0100111 11110100 1110110101 0101101011010 10101 1110101 010000110100100 1101001101001 10101 01101 01011001 11 011 1 100000 01111 100000 0101110 111010110 1101110010 1 111 11110100001 110 100000 010 01 1 1110111 010011 11001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; your is repeated.

    The author used the same word what 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 Replace Those Innovative;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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