This is an analysis of the poem The Simple Things that begins with:
I would not be too wise- so very wise
That I must sneer at simple songs and creeds,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbbb cdcd efef gaga
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1110111101 1111110111 1101010111 0101011101 1111011111 1101010111 1101010101 1101010111 1111111101 11001000111 1011010101 1101111101 1111010101 1111010101 1111010101 1101101111 1111110101 11011100101 1101010101 0101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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, too, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words could, nor, and are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Simple Things;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Edgar Albert Guest
- Analysis of When Mother Made An Angel Cake
- Analysis of Lost Opportunities
- Analysis of On Station Farewells
