This is an analysis of the poem It Can Be Draining that begins with:

Sometimes it can be draining,
And gets difficult......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABBC DEBD ddfXfbb ABBC DEBDXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 11100 00001 01010 01001111 001101 111101 011101101 1101001001 101001010 1100011 1111 01010001001000 11101000101 1100101101 0101010 11100 00001 01010 01001111 001101 111101 011101101 01010 1010 1100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of It Can Be Draining;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar