This is an analysis of the poem More Accepting Than Necessary that begins with:

So many have come to live their lives,
More accepting than necessary....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbXb XcXaXdX bXXXbcda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110111 101011010 110001 0101111110 10010001 1010101010 0010101010 110110010 1011001 0010110010 001101 10010110101 1100110101 001010101 11001110 11010 011010010000101 01110101001 010101011 101010101 1010010 11101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of More Accepting Than Necessary;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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