This is an analysis of the poem Happier Will Be This Voyage that begins with:

Why is it,
When someone embraces another......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcccXdX cXXbXaeX aXaXXXd X aaXeadXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 111010010 10111001 1010101 11010101 10101 1101101 1110111 110101 11 0110101101 00100010011010 1010011010100 11101 0100 1111111111 011110 0111111001 10 11101 11111 101010010 01001010011 1100010111 010 010 111111101 11101100 1100101 1 0110101001 11 110000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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 three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Happier Will Be This Voyage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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