This is an analysis of the poem Expression To Address that begins with:

Sometimes it is not safe to compensate,
For those gifts one gets to welcome with appreciation....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXbbcdXcdbaeeaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100110101 11111010001010 010001111111 001010110100101 101001010 10101111 0010111 1011001010100101 10010111010101 00100 110111100101 01 0011100001 110100010 11101000101 010011110111 1100100001011 010001 010011 010111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 819
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it, time, has, be are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Expression To Address;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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