This is an analysis of the poem True, Tried And Outdated that begins with:

Nothing comes to be improved,
By renovating to redo......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca XdaXX eeXabcdXeefXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001 11010001 1110 111110 01001101 01010001 101000101 01101 001010 1011 001010 010001 01100011 101101 1001001 0100 101010 01010001 11010001 11111 0110001 010100 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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:

    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  • summary of True, Tried And Outdated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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