This is an analysis of the poem Holding Onto The Reins that begins with:

Easy it becomes to discredit and despise,
A thought process from one that is done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdecccX XedfX ccfc ffbfaXaafXdddfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,4,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 100010010101 011101101 0011001000111 1011110 0101110001 0010001 010110010 1 1010101111001010 0101011010010 1010101010 010101 1010100000101 101 0101000111 010101001 10010010110 1011101010 01101001001 101111000100 11001010010 11010101001101010 10110000001 1010010011100 1100101111 110100110011110 0101101010 100101110101001001 111110111 11010101 111101000001 1111000111100 01101001001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, by are repeated.

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

  • summary of Holding Onto The Reins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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