This is an analysis of the poem Happiness Isn'T Imminent that begins with:

A receiving of a happiness,
Isn't imminent....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdB Xaaaa EbcEbcEacEfXcEf ABCdBb CXcCbcCee XbcbcABAAcABgAAcABgAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,15,6,9,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001000100 00100 10100 0 110011001 0010001110 1101 001 0010101010 0110010100111 111 011011101 1 111 0110011111 1 111 001011101 1 111 01111001 0011010100 1 111 01101101 001000100 00100 10100 0 110011001 11110100 1111 011010110010 1 1111 010111101 1 1111 0100101001 010111010101 10100 0110101 01010101 0010101000 1 0100 00100 11101101 10101000100 1 0100 00100 1 11101101 10101000100 1 0100 00100 1 11101101 0010111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Happiness Isn'T Imminent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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