This is an analysis of the poem All That's Past that begins with:

Very old are the woods;
And the buds that break ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXaaaXaXaXcac cacXXdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 10111 10011 1111 1101101 1111 111100 10101 101101 10111 111101 0101 110100 0111 11001011 1100 101111 1111 10110 1101000 1111001 10111 101111 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 All That's Past;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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