This is an analysis of the poem A Difference That Could Be Made that begins with:

Notoriety and fame is all relative.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcacXX XbXdbX XdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001101100 0010110 11100010 1111110 11100000100 110 1011100 1010100 01110011110100 0010010001000010 11 01001010100 101001101 101011010 1 111010 1110001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of A Difference That Could Be Made;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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