This is an analysis of the poem Unprepared For It that begins with:

There should come a time,
In all of our lives....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcebXXbX afghihiici X XCi XidfbX Ci jjeX i iacXiXijgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,1,3,6,2,4,1,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 01011 101011 111011 01010010101 11 01011110 0101101 0010100010100 00111100 001000010001 110010101101 0011101 1101011101 11110 100001001 1101110110 101 10110001 1011110001 11010001 111111 11101 011 01 11 10110 11011 11010011 1010101 101110001010 011 111 11 1000011 001111 11111 1 11000101 01101110 0110010 11010 11010001 11000001 0010101000110 1 111111 0101010 1110110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i'm is repeated.

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

  • summary of Unprepared For It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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