This is an analysis of the poem Upon Over-Much Niceness that begins with:

Tis much to see how over nice some are
About the body and household affair,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcXXbddccccccee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110111 0101011101 1101110101 1101100100 1110110001 1111111101 0111011101 1001110100 1101111111 1011011001 0111111001 1011111101 11111101110 11110101110 1110010111 1001011111 1111111111 1110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 805
  • Average number of words per stanza: 152
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; their is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Upon Over-Much Niceness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by John Bunyan