This is an analysis of the poem Until It Has Become Clear that begins with:

Whenever your souls reside,
You are not forgeotten....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdeefe cgcg cXhdhXafbbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101 111100 1111 0111 10110 1110101 1110 1111001 1010001001101 11111 011011 01101 11100101 01101 11111010 101101 11010 01011101 0101101 111010 10110111 010101101 111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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; and, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Until It Has Become Clear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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