This is an analysis of the poem Appreciation that begins with:

A felt appreciation to express,
Has more value......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdc Xedffbf fcfbeg aedgdgg gX gXeag abX Xg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,7,2,5,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101010001 1110 1111010 1011010 001001 10100010 11010001 0101111001 010111010 000110100001 01111100010 111110 010101010110 1011110011 011001 11101001 111100010101001 1 1111 100101101 001110001011 01000110010101010 10010001 1101011101 1100 0010011001001 11011100 011100100 1111 101101 1101001 10101101 011111110 101 1 1100110111 10 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Appreciation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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