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

If only you,
Were the only one......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdddd bedeX Xaeb ccXcbc Xbde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,4,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 00101 110001010 0010001100 010100100 1101 11101 101100100 111110 00101 010001 110001011 010100 110 01010 0111 1110111101 01110101010100 11110100 001011010101 1101010100 10101010110011 0100 110100101101 1111010 0101 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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