This is an analysis of the poem Life's Harmonies that begins with:
Let no man pray that he know not sorrow,
Let no soul ask to be free from pain,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd XeXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111110 111100101 1010010010010 1010100111 11001101010 110110110 11001111010 110011101 1111001010 011101111 10101001100 110010101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; to, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words let, through are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Life's Harmonies;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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