This is an analysis of the poem Change that begins with:
1 I shall not wonder more, then,
2 But I shall know.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ab cX aX Xc XXc XXXXab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,3,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111011 11111 1111110 111001101 1011101001 1111111010 1101010111110 11101010101 1100110 1111111 111000100 101111110 101101101001 110101001 11111011 11111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
- Average number of words per stanza: 18
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Change;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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