This is an analysis of the poem Headaches that begins with:

Getting peace to get it,
In their homes some don't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAA aAAA XbBb Xaba BcaBbb dXdba AAAA bBXX cbXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,6,5,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 01111 101010 101 0101010 01111 101010 101 11101 10110101 1010010 11 1010001 110101 10101110 1101 10101011 1100010 010001 10101011 110101 11110 11 0100111 11 01010101 1010001 101010 01111 101010 101 0101 1010010 100 100 1111 10111 10100 11 01111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word wont at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Headaches;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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