This is an analysis of the poem Where Are The Myths that begins with:

And when they awakened,
From a deep sleep......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXcaadeXbfafeaXbdfgaaXddabgXbbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 0011 11101 010100100 111010 0101010 0101 11100101 0111011 1100 001001011 111010101 101011 011110101 10100100101 1011101101 01110001 100101010 101111 10101100101 101010101 01110 11010 1110100010 110111 11001 0010001 11011101 1110100 01101010 101101 10101110101 1101 001010 1011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1088
  • Average number of words per stanza: 184
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Where Are The Myths;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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