This is an analysis of the poem Easier To Face Opposition that begins with:

It is much easier to face opposition alone,
Than to remain in a mental state of stagnation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbXbaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110001101001 1001001010010 011111001 100100010101 00100101010110 1111010 101011110101010 00111001111101 110011010111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 457
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Easier To Face Opposition;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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