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

And if my heart be scarred and burned,
The safer, I, for all I learned;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccddbbaaXXaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111 01011111 01010101 11011101 01111111 010011101 010010100 010100101 01010101 11010101 01010101 1110101 10011001 110101001 11010101 01001000 11011101 11011101 11010101 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 675
  • Average number of words per stanza: 134
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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