This is an analysis of the poem To Then Leave that begins with:
The seeking to get attention business,
Isn't all what it cracks up to be....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXabXaac XaXbXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 0100101010 001101100 1111010 11110010 111011100 00101 111001111010 0100 1 11101010 101001101 01000110 1101110101 011100 011101101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of To Then Leave;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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