This is an analysis of the poem It Is Difficult To Feel Anything that begins with:

I'm sorry,
I left my script at home....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcX XXcX XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 010 111111 1110011100 00010101 11101 00101111 1 11101110 11111 1111011 01010011 0010001101 110101 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

  • summary of It Is Difficult To Feel Anything;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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