This is an analysis of the poem With Old And Aging Beliefs that begins with:

The only people today left in the dark,
And feeling stupid they have lived......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXddb ED XadcffcXED
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01010011001 11010111 0001010001010101 110111001 11111110111 0010010010 001111110010 1010110100 010101100 111011101 1010101001 0010100 01000111101 1101110010100 0010101 1111110001100 1010110100 010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of With Old And Aging Beliefs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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