This is an analysis of the poem Love Can Be Very Painful that begins with:

The only ones who seek notoriety,
Are the ones who don't have it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbd ecXfd Xcfcg XaXfcXegX cegXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,9,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011110100 1011110 1111110 11101111 110101 1111001110 1011101101 011 1011010001 00111111 011011101 111 01101 01111010111 10011 0101011001 10 10 111001101010010 01111011011 111 01011100111 1 110110101011 10010111101 11101101 1110101 1011 1101010 110111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; who, to, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Love Can Be Very Painful;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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