This is an analysis of the poem If In The Acquisition Made that begins with:

What benefit is there to things,
If in the acquisition made......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCde daded bXffe ABCggXgfabd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 00010101 1110011 101011 100101 11000101 1111 01101 11100010 000111010 1011100001 1111 010010101 001010101 1101001001 11000101 00010101 1110011 11100101 10000010100101 110001 1001010010 101101010101 110011111 11101000110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word or is repeated.

    The author used the same word what at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of If In The Acquisition Made;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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