This is an analysis of the poem The End of Science Fiction that begins with:

This is not fantasy, this is our life.
We are the characters...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXb cdbXXd XccedfefbaX deXgXcggcXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,11,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011000011 110100 1101001 11011010 11011110 010101 111111 1101001010 011010010 0101111 11011110 11110110 0100101101 01011010 100010 010110101 01110010 1001010 010101 11010010 01110111010 0101101 01101100010 011110 0111010 11110 0101011010 01110001 010101001 0110110101 011101011 101010010 011111 110101 100101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words who, we, a are repeated.

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

  • summary of The End of Science Fiction;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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