This is an analysis of the poem Even The Beautiful Can Be Ugly that begins with:

Whether emotionally made to be that way,
Even the beautiful can be ugly....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abaX XcbXcde XddeXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010010011 1001001010 101 0010111010 00101 101010001100 111010 011110 1101111100 101110 1101 00100010010000 001001001 11101 0100101 1010010 01110111 010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; be is repeated.

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

  • summary of Even The Beautiful Can Be Ugly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar