This is an analysis of the poem Disappointment And Patience that begins with:

Those that have come to devote themselves,
To that which they have commited to do to achieve......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb Xcddaca XXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111100101 0111110001001 11110111010 111110101111010 1001000010 1101111 11010101101 01011010110 1010111011001 10101010101111 011001010101101010 1101011001001 101010101111 0100100101100111 011011011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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, have are repeated.

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

  • summary of Disappointment And Patience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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