This is an analysis of the poem An Excuse I Am Making that begins with:

There are many people who value their bad habits.
I know....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdXdbXdXacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1110101101110 11 11100 101111001 101010101 01000111 011011101 101111010111 0110 1111110001001 1101 1110 1 0011011110001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 439
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of An Excuse I Am Making;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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