This is an analysis of the poem Theories Of Time And Space that begins with:

You can get there from here, though
there's no going home....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcXbdaXeddffXdeec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 11101 101110011 110010 111101011 11110101 01001011100 0010001011 101011101 100111110 0011001110 011111001 11011110 01001110 1111010100 010110101 111011110 1101110 0101110 00101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 708
  • Average number of words per stanza: 127
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of Theories Of Time And Space;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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