This is an analysis of the poem Abandon Those Juggled Balls that begins with:

There is a thin and fine line,
Between this and that......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbb bXbXca DXeDe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001111 01011 101100001 11001 01110101 111011 0101011010 0110001 11010101 01100101 1001 0101101 100101 111 0101101 11001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Abandon Those Juggled Balls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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