This is an analysis of the poem From The Very Moment That It Stings that begins with:

From the very moment that it stings,
Forgiving to forget a harboring that swings......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabbX acabc Abadd AXXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001010101 010001010011 11101110 10110100010 1010010101 0010101 1101110 111111111 1101 101001100111 001010101 0100001 010011101 00101101 00100101111 001010101 01001 01001111011 10010101 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; that is repeated.

    The author used the same word from 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 The Very Moment That It Stings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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