This is an analysis of the poem An Easy World that begins with:

It's an easy world to live in if you choose to make it so;
You never need to suffer, save the griefs that all must know; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eebb ffggXaadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 011010100110101 11010101011111 011010101010111 101010100010101 111010100110101 111010110110101 101010101110101 011010101110111 10110101011101 101010100110001 001001101110101 001011101001101 101010101011100 011001101110111 111010100110101 111101100111001 011010101110101 001011101110101 11010111110111 011100101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to, it, for, you've, if, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of An Easy World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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