This is an analysis of the poem Enjoying The Solitude that begins with:

There is so much more to life,
Than the gathering of stones to throw...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abacbdd eXccXXfc gXhfggfb ahhhec AhfeciXii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,8,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 101000101 1101101111 11011 101101111 11010010 101101110 111011101 101101011 111101 10111 1110111001 110101 11010101 11001 1110111 100100 101110110 11 10110100101 0101111111 111101001101 011010110111 01111011011 1110011111 11101010 111110101 1001101101111 1100110101 1011101 111110 11011001 111011101 11111001 01111 1011 111110101001 010010111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; that, i, and, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Enjoying The Solitude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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