This is an analysis of the poem A Prized And Welcomed Reward that begins with:

After being exposed to diversity,
And the taste of its various flavors....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbcd caaedeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100100100 1010010010 1111001000 101001010100 010110001010 1111100100100 010000100111001 00 00101011111111 00100101 001011011000101 101000101110010 1111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Prized And Welcomed Reward;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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