This is an analysis of the poem Where Historic Myths Exist that begins with:

Whoever decided,
People will pay to stay......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcdeaXffcggaXXbg aX acabaaeahadef XX f hebX b hXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,13,2,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 100101 1010101 1010001 10010 11101 10100100 11100 01010 0100010100100 111110100 0100101 1101010 110010101 110101011 11111010 1001010110 00101110101 001010010111110 110100110 1101111111 11010011010010 1101000001 11010011011111 010001 10100011010001100 101010111 010100010 1010011000101 1101101 11001010011 10101101010101 01001010011110 101110101100110 1 11010100 10100 1101010 1011110011010 101111 1100101 11110 111010 1 1001 1010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, their, where are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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