This is an analysis of the poem Happiness To Find When Found Is A Keeper that begins with:

I no longer question my dislike for anyone.
Or their displeasure for me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbcXcdbc XcececcfXa fbXXcde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110101011100 1101011 101110 1010110 1110101011001 1110010101010 1101101101 01001010001 001010101010 001010111001 100100010011010 1010010001 01 11101000010110100 00101010001 1111000110100 10101011011 01010111011 111101 00100001110101 011000101101 101011001001 01000010101011 11101100001 11110101 01010110110101 110001110010 01100100010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 389
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Happiness To Find When Found Is A Keeper;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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