This is an analysis of the poem The Difficult Union that begins with:

Why are taste and genius so seldom met with united?
Taste of strength is afraid,- genius despises the rein....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011010010 1010011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 2
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Difficult Union;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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