This is an analysis of the poem Loathsome Is The Quality Of Strife that begins with:

These days lived,
Are not going to be remembered......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab cXdeeabdXef gHX Xageb fXXeHcbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,11,3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111 111000010 1011001 100010001 1011001 1101010 0100111100 011001 0001 101000111 00110101010 1101010 110111001 01010100110 1001001 01000100 11011110 1101 0111110100 101010110101 11010001 10100010 1111110 1111101001 1110101 01000100 111000111 11111111 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Loathsome Is The Quality Of Strife;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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