This is an analysis of the poem When The Set Has Changed that begins with:

Both of us are too 'stage' ready.
We are those, 'Light, camera and action' folks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXdXX Acab XXdXdc cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111010 11111001101 10001 101010 1110101 10110110001 010 101111010 101 1010110100 101010 110 10101 10111 11101 101001001001 01010101 010101001 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 When The Set Has Changed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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