This is an analysis of the poem Where Do We Go that begins with:

Where do we go.
After running away from facing the facts....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbcdAc AeAbbacXede XXabXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 10100101001 1111 1010111 11001 111001 1111 00101011 1111 0101010101010 1111 00111 000111001 11111 01010001 10101101101 1 111100101011 011001010 111 11110011 1111 011110 011001010 110001000101 100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word where 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 Where Do We Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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