This is an analysis of the poem Cemented With Content that begins with:

That which is cemented with content,
Is often overlooked and seldom accepted......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBbacccXcXABBbccbaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010010 010101110010 01010001 0111010 110010110010 01100010101 101110001101 11101101 0011010011110 10100101010111 110010010 010101110010 01010001 0111001110 0011001011010 101010111101010 101010010 11000101101001 010101010101 111011001000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 444
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word that 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 Cemented With Content;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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