This is an analysis of the poem Who Knew It Would Still Be Like This? that begins with:
Who knew it would still be like this?
As if we stood under a mistletoe......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXbac deadc A baeXX cdadecX AdXeeefXXXAfc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,1,5,7,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011010 1011100101 10 101010010 0010111 1110111 101 101 0111 1100100 11011010 101110 010101 1110111 10100101 100010 01011111 1101010010 00010010 1010110101110 101011 010101001 101 11011010 100100111 11111110 101101 11 11 0101 11001 1101 11011010 1 1110
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 Who Knew It Would Still Be Like This?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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