This is an analysis of the poem Comforted By Knowing It that begins with:

We are the...
'I'm-gonna-do-that-tomorrow' people....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXbc XdefXfgg ABcgdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1101110010 111101 0001111001 0010011 10 111 11001100 100111111101 11001001011 111011010010011 0100100100 111001100100101 110 1101110010 10011101 1000101 110011 010111011010 11101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; we is repeated.

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

  • summary of Comforted By Knowing It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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