This is an analysis of the poem To Shake Awake And Abruptly that begins with:

Changes made,
Are seldom done to schedule......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACDce CFCCdcd ABACDe CFCCgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1101010 0101010 010100 11010101 110011000 001001010111 101110100 101001101011 1001000 01011010 100101101001 1001111001000 1101001110001 101 1101010 0101010 010100 11010101 10101010101 101110100 101001101011 1001000 01011010 10010110001 110010001011 01011101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word changes 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 Shake Awake And Abruptly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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