This is an analysis of the poem Hopeless And Regretting that begins with:

As expectations and having regrets,
Come and not from them to go......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXbbccc daabbXadcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101011001 1110001 1111011110 101101101 0101100011 010100110000 01010101101 0010010111001 1110010010001 101000110100101 11010010100001 11101110101 110101100101001 1010100101010 0011011111011 00101001000 1101001010111 10101001111 1010101111010 0010101100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 487
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; and, to, with are repeated.

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

  • summary of Hopeless And Regretting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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