This is an analysis of the poem Equal Comfort that begins with:

Every decision up to this date,
You have made......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXXab cXbbcaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1000101001 111 1010101 0100010 110110 111011001 1110010010010 1010111 11110110000 1001101010101 1100100110111 0101 110111011 1001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

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