This is an analysis of the poem One Ran Before that begins with:

I could tell
Of silence where...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXb bccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0101 1101 0111 0010 111 1001 0101 1101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 One Ran Before;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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