This is an analysis of the poem Active, Relaxed...And 'Regular' that begins with:

Budgeting a fixed income,
Is not as easily done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXcd bceeXce ABXXX bdcbdbbbb XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,5,9,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000111 0111001 111100 11101001 01011101010 101000010 0001001111010 10101010 11101101100110 01110101101 0010111110 1101001010010 1000111 0111001 111101 1110110110 0110101 1111101 001011 0111001110111 110111 10111101 110001 111101001101 010101 11101111001010 11001110 11110101000100 011101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Active, Relaxed...And 'Regular';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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