This is an analysis of the poem Explored And Treasured that begins with:

Some of us meet,
With an instant feeling felt......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaabcbdba X dabb X XXbaXeXX cbeccbaXc cXbb aXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,1,4,1,8,9,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 0110101 10110010100 10101 0101101 01001 0010101 10011 10010010 01100101 1101 111101111 11100 00 01111110 111 11011 11101 11101 111011 101001 01111001010 11101 101100 100100111 1 101101 01011 0001110 010101 110101000 1011101 11001 010000101 000100101001 10010010 110001101 1111101 11010100 1111101000 11110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Explored And Treasured;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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