This is an analysis of the poem For The Ease Of It that begins with:

Some folks say what they do,
For the ease of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccdXXaXeddbcabae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 10100 1010001 10011111 00100100100010 0111111111 1010000100 10101101111 01010 10111111110 01001 010 1111111010 001 1010010100 01011111001 01010000001 10111011001 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 637
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of For The Ease Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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