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

Vou see that tall house opposite ?
Three times within the fleeting year,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc baab Xaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 11010101 11010111 11011100 11010111 101101001 10110101 01010101 110100111 11010111 11011100 010001101 11011111 01011111 10111101 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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