This is an analysis of the poem The Change that begins with:
LOVE used to carry a bow, you know,
But now he carries a taper;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcdbdbefef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110100111 11110010 0010010101 10101010 1100100101 111010010 0100100111 1111110 110100111 010010010 11011001001 1111010 111101101 01001010 011101101 1110010010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 557
- Average number of words per stanza: 110
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Change;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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