This is an analysis of the poem Until Some Rules To Us Have Come that begins with:

Until some rules to us have come,
And understood by 'everyone'......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXXcbdd Xdcece Xed abffeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110111 110111000 1001 011001001 0111 010110 101001 101010010 0011010 00011001010 011111110 101101 10111010101 111101000111 00101111001 011010101 11001111101 11001010111 10110010101 01111111 110001000011101 100110100101001 101010010011 00110110110001 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, us, have are repeated.

    The author used the same word until at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Until Some Rules To Us Have Come;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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