This is an analysis of the poem Earned Happiness that begins with:
From the day we first met,
I offered no pretense....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbcX dXXa AbXX eFgX eFga dcabXcca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 001111 110101 101011 0111001010 11101001 00101100 101110100 0010111 001111 101011100 111010110 1101011001 111101 110010 10101101 10110111 11101 110010 11111 100100100 11011111 1001 01110001 10100101011100 1 00111001 0101011001000
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; they, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Earned Happiness;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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