This is an analysis of the poem It Gets More Difficult that begins with:

Each day it gets more difficult for many,
To deny they've lived by lies to exist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa bXcddc ccbbb eX bXXaeX X ff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,2,6,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011100110 0011111001 10101000101 0101101001 10101100 1010101101 011 10110110010 11110110 010011100 1010101 11101001001 01010101 1001100101 1011001101 11110 1101011 11 0101011 11010101 001100010 00101111 0101 1011 01101 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; to, have are repeated.

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

  • summary of It Gets More Difficult;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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