This is an analysis of the poem From Pits To Sunshine that begins with:

A name to have well known,
Does not become easy to own....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcddedbaa Baabdf Bbbcgcbgceh XechcX fb aXXcgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,11,6,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 11011001 1101000 10101 110101101 11001001 0110101 00101100 1101001 101011 010010 110001010 10111 01011 1001010 10101 0101010 1010111 10111 00111 011010010 110001 01011010 110010 100100010100 010010101 110110101 001011110 00110101010 11110 001001101 110 1111010000 10 010111 111011 0010010 11010 101 010111 01110001010 10101010 1101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word anytime at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of From Pits To Sunshine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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