This is an analysis of the poem How Difficult Could That Be? that begins with:

Those chasing acceptance,
From the ones they perceive sitting in positions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacadcXaca XacX ceeb XX fdXebaacaa eXXabdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,4,4,2,10,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 001101100010 11001100 1100100001 10101110010 1 1101100101100 1010010011001 1001101101001 0110010101101 11011010111 11001010011 101000110 1110011010001 111011011100 1 1101101001 11 1100100 1 11 11 1101110101010 101001100 01011 1101001001 11100 1011111010 1110010110110 10 100 111111 01111011001 01 11 1101 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to, we are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of How Difficult Could That Be?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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