This is an analysis of the poem It Is As If Those Seeds Aren'T Planted that begins with:

Pleasantries are not accepted,
In those places where bitterness thrives......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX bXcbcXabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010 011011001 1010101 11111010 1001 11101 1011001 01010101 0010111010 00101 01101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • 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:

    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 Is As If Those Seeds Aren'T Planted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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