This is an analysis of the poem Cheaper And More Reasonable To Keep that begins with:

Peaceful is a life to live,
Without the happiness part of it......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbddXecbeXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101 010100100 1010101010 111101 110100 110110001 11001010 00101 11001100010 011100100 1101010010100 1001011100001 110100101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 476
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of Cheaper And More Reasonable To Keep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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