This is an analysis of the poem It Is Enjoyed that begins with:

Just because some things are made to look easy,
Doesn't mean they are....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcX dXb XdXbX XaXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110110 10111 011101111 111001010 0001 1100100 111111101 0101010 1111010101 111110101010 101110101001 01 01111101010 0111101000 1111111111010 1011111 1011011 011010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 It Is Enjoyed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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