This is an analysis of the poem Enriched that begins with:

What was difficult?
A decision made to be me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXcdXefbfacaXdbdXfeaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100 00101001 001001 1011101 1011 110100 111001 11011 111111 1101100110 111 1101 1101111 110 01 01111110 110110101011100 1111011 10 010 010110111 1011111 010010001011 101111011 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 662
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, and, how are repeated.

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

  • summary of Enriched;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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