This is an analysis of the poem A Smile To Have that begins with:

A smile to have,
And shared to give away......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaddee FgfdXagb cFXdbXgd bXX f X fhhfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,3,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 110101 010 0010010 001001 0110010100 1000100 100101001 1100110010 10101 11100001 00100100110 110001101011 00111101001 11000100001 10100110001 010111010 1100110010 001010100 10101110110 101000101 0100011101 1010100100111 110011101111 101 1111 111100 1101111011 11 111010010101 101 1101011010 110100110010 10100011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; it, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of A Smile To Have;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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