This is an analysis of the poem Let The Weary World Go Round that begins with:

Let the weary world go round!
What care I?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbbc dXdXdcd eXeXffghhg ffbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,10,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 111 1010001 111 0101101 101010 1010111 10010101 0110 1101 1101010 0111 11010010 0111 1101010 1101 111001 1111010 011111 1101110 111101 111101 1110010 101101 110111 0111110 110110 011100 1101010111 110101 10011 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, for are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Let The Weary World Go Round;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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