This is an analysis of the poem Directive that begins with:

Back out of all this now too much for us,
Back in a time made simple by the loss...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcadefgXehgigcjdejiifiafgifigeghgbfXhjXeehajfgXaaXheXXjggaae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 62,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011111 1001110101 0011011101 11110100010 1001101101 0101101101 1001101101 01101101011 1101111101 11100110010 1101010101 11110101010 11010001010 0101010101 0101111111 01010101010 1101010101 11110101001 11010101010 1111010001 0101010101 10111101010 1101010101 1111010011 1101110100 1011110001 1111010101 0111010101 1101010101 111101011 1101010111 1100010101 0100010001 01011101010 0011010011 1011010110 11101101011 1101110111 1110110101 1111010101 1101010101 1101010101 01100110010 1111011101 1101101101 11001000101 1101010101 01111101010 1101011100 0111010001 11001111101 1101010001 1101011101 0111011111 1111000101 0111010100 0101010101 10011011110 11111111110 11010001011 11110111001 11010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2639
  • Average number of words per stanza: 501
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; that, no, more, of, house are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Directive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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