This is an analysis of the poem Guilt Seldom Ever Benefits that begins with:

It doesn't matter who admits with reason and why...
Guilt seldom ever benefits....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcABdECFgEBdeBdECF ABcAbdECegEBdebdECe HEbdECFgHEgdECF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,19,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010101011 11010100 1 0101010111101 11010100 1 10101 11 1101 1 0101010101101 11010100 1 110101001011 011010100 1 10101 11 1101 0101010101011 011010100 1 0101010111101 111010100 1 10101 11 101 1 0101010101101 11010100 1 1101010011011 011010100 1 10101 11 101 1101010 1101010 1111010100 1 10101 11 1101 1 1101010 1101010 101010100 1 10101 11 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 403
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Guilt Seldom Ever Benefits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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