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

If any line that I ever penned,
Or any word I have spoken, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXaX adadecXc fgfgcbeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111101 11011110 110010111 010111111 11001011 0111111011 10011110 010111100 1001110 011100101 1001010 1011111101 11011111 1111101110 111111011 0010111101 11001010 1110111101 01101010 1101110111 1111010 1111111011 001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; any is repeated.

    The author used the same word if 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 Contentment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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