This is an analysis of the poem To Then Abandon Them that begins with:

One day,
When the importance of being human......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDXEXFG XbeX ABCDXEXFG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1001001010 011010101 01010011100 00100110 0011111010010 01010 011001010 1101001111 1 0001000101111 1001111101010 01010001010101 11 1001001010 011010101 01010011100 00100110 0011111010010 01010 011001010 1101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of To Then Abandon Them;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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