This is an analysis of the poem It's Seldom Easy that begins with:

Whether sliding to the bottom.
Or climbing from it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbXaXacXccc deXdbXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100010 11000 0101 010101010 1110010 010100 010101 10101010 10100010 110101 0111001 01111 10010 011101 01010 100010 1010100 01110 1 010111 1001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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's Seldom Easy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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