This is an analysis of the poem Decreasing In Comfort And Questioned that begins with:

Snatched early to protect a mind too fragile.
And determined by those misguided, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa bXXX abaa bb aaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101110 101011010 10010011011010 0110001 1101001011 010101001 101101010001 1101101010010001 00110 010101111001 1100101 1001110010 1100101 0100101010100100 1 01001101010 100101001 010010010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Decreasing In Comfort And Questioned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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