This is an analysis of the poem Coming To This that begins with:

We have done what we wanted.
We have discarded dreams, preferring the heavy industry ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXa aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110 110101010010100 0110111101 1110001001001 11111 01001011101 0110011001 011 1000 1001100101001001 11111101 1101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, have, no, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Coming To This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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