This is an analysis of the poem Easy To Forget that begins with:

I never thought it would be wrong,
To question what was going on....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcd eXcfXX GCC ccc GCCXcefcccd caaXXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,3,11,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01011101 1 1010 010010 101 111111010 0010010101011 0111 1111001 0101110100 111 1101001 110111 11010111 110110001 100101011001 111 1101001 110111 1110111 1110001 111101 01000101 1 100 111010 011100010 1011111 011010 1111010110 101110 111110 1001000111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Easy To Forget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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