This is an analysis of the poem Frustration Fades that begins with:

Frustration fades.
When time one takes to meditate....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbcX bddedb AbbaXdbeab XcfXacfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 11110101 11101101 10101 10011 10010 11101 101010 1010001 1101 0101111 0101 110100101 11101 11110011 111011010 0111 1010100001101 1100101 010011010 110101001 10010111010 10110100101 0100001010100 10010100 1101 11101101 10101100 1100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Frustration Fades;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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