This is an analysis of the poem It Is that begins with:

It is heart-rending to know a kiss
cannot cure the world of its illnesses,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabXabaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001100101 1010100100 11110011100 010001101010 1110001 111001110 0111110100 111110 11010 0110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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