This is an analysis of the poem Have You Ever Tried To Share Your Bliss? that begins with:

Have you ever tried to share your bliss?
And someone questioned, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEFB aaXXfgggfX ABCDEFB bccXdc ccXhhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010111 11110 111000110 11101001000 010010010100 11111101 1010101111 1110110 11101 0111 110101 111100111 1111011101 11110110 110110001001 111010101 111 111010111 11110 111000110 11101001000 010010010100 11111101 1010101111 111111010 0011011 1111101 010111111 1100110 1000111101 01001 01011 011 11010101 010011 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; you, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words do, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Have You Ever Tried To Share Your Bliss?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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