This is an analysis of the poem Forgive! The Forgetting Will Come that begins with:
The most difficult thing one can do,
But has proven to rid one of anxieties......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbXb cD XeabebXcD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011001111 111001100100 000111 0101000011 01001011 0100 01 001001 101010101010 00101 1110010011 11110 0010100011 1001001 01 001001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Forgive! The Forgetting Will Come;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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