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

Trouble is an exerciser
Sent us by a Wisdom wiser...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabbcc bbbbdd aabXbb aaeebbXAaaacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010 11101010 10101010 11101010 11100011 10101111 11101010 11111010 11101110 10111110 101011010 11111010 10101010 11101110 10111111 11111101 10100110 101010010 10101110 10101110 10101010 10101010 101001010 10100010 10011010 10111010 10111010 00101110 10111011 00111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines us is repeated).

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

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

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