This is an analysis of the poem Few Are Empathetic that begins with:

Challenges continue to be faced.
For one experiencing life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE FAGFH ijgaebdjkX i XgbcfcdeaacX ABCDE FAGFHkckgXgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,10,1,12,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010001 11010001 1011010 01001001 1101001001 111110 0111111 1101001010 00101100101 11101101 10101 110111 01101 01100100 10100011 0110111 111101011 100010 110011101010 11010101 1 1110 0010101 10010101011 0111110 111101 11111 110011 1110110 11011100 0111101111 1 110101001111 100010001 11010001 1011010 01001001 1101001001 111110 0111111 1101001010 00101100101 11101101 110 1001 10010010 1 10110001 10110001 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of Few Are Empathetic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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