This is an analysis of the poem Compassion Seekers that begins with:

Admitted compassion seekers,
Seem to be on the rise......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaabXXcXdd AcdbaXXXbdXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001010 100101 00101011 1001010010 010111110000 011010 011101001 10010001 011 10111101 01001010 110010100001 001001 1111010 100010100101 010100110010 1111010101 1101001 10110 0010000001 10001001010101 111010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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