This is an analysis of the poem Accomplished Care that begins with:

All things grow lovely in a little while,
The brush of memory paints a canvas fair;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababCdcdebebbcbC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111000101 01010010101 0111010101 1100010101 1101011111 1101000101 1111010101 1101110101 1101010101 1101010101 0101010100 11011111001 0111110001 0111110101 1101010101 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 713
  • Average number of words per stanza: 128
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, there's, be are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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