This is an analysis of the poem Blessed With This Gift that begins with:
If one makes a decision,
To awaken seeking ways to appreciate life....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABXcXa AddeX bXff baBcac bdXefXABc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,4,6,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0110010 0010101001011 0010101001000 0010001 10110100 110001010010 0110010 100011110110 1010001 0101001 00010110 0 111011010 1001010010100 1101101 0 110010 0010101001011 11101 10101111010 1101001001 0 101000101 01011101011 10111101 0010001010 0110010 0010101001011 1101001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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, that are repeated.
The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Blessed With This Gift;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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