This is an analysis of the poem Difficult It Is that begins with:

So difficult it is,
For many people to grow up....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXcaXaX bdaXeaeXad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110000 11010011 000100010100 110011 11101001 1010000 101001 110011 110001 01011001 11000011010011 111101101 0101010 001010000111 1 10111001100 11011111 00110101001 0111001101 1101000101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Difficult It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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