This is an analysis of the poem Acceptance Of That Which Is that begins with:

Acceptance of that which is,
Is better than getting upset......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBB Xacd baXXaca ABBB aXdddaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100110 01011001 11010101 111001 11011100101 100101110100 11001 1001010101 111001 1010011011 101101 0100011001 111011010 100001 0010111 0100110 01011001 11010101 111001 110101 1001000100010 00101010110001 11001100111 1110011010001 111011 0011101000 01001110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase is connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Acceptance Of That Which Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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