This is an analysis of the poem Happy Ending that begins with:

After they had not made love
she pulled the sheet up over her eyes...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXX XXXbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 110111001 011110001 11011101 1110001101 01001000 10110101 001111001 1010101101 11010111 11111111 111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; they is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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