This is an analysis of the poem For Empty Benefits that begins with:

No time these days,
Should any heart explore envy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXX XbXXX aabb ccdcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11010110 101001100 11001 010101 00111001 0101111 0110001 101101 11001 1101000010 1111010 110100 00101111 101111 110101 1011111 11010101 0101111 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, for, who are repeated.

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

  • summary of For Empty Benefits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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