This is an analysis of the poem A Gratuity Paid that begins with:
The moment to stop complaining,
About anything repeatedly condoned......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaXXa a XbXcaX ab X X XX XX cX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,6,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001010 01101010001 011110 01011011 101101011 01101 111 11001010111010 010010101101 10101011 0010101001001 0100001001 101001000 1 0010011001101 11110111 11101010111011 1 111101110 1111 110101 1101 1010010011 11101010101011
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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 Gratuity Paid;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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