This is an analysis of the poem Deliverance In Harmony that begins with:

When the money is depleted will they cease as enemies?
When they find themselves with cupboards bare, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCADECA afaXgXgXfhdXX ABCCADECA hX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,9,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000100111100 111010101 01100100 1010100 010100 001011101 110001 01010 11111 10001010 1101100 10110 1010 1110101 101 11 101 1101001 10110100100 1 101 10 101000100111100 111010101 01100100 1010100 010100 001011101 110001 01010 11111 110111 010001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word when is repeated.

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

  • summary of Deliverance In Harmony;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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