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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