This is an analysis of the poem Mother Nature Is Not Under Contract that begins with:

Creating disasters,
To generate happy endings....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXc XbXXbcd XdbbbdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 01011010 010100101 1011 0100001000101 110 1010011011 111001111 00100100 111110101 11011001 000101001 10100110 00010110 11001 1101 101001 010100 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 Mother Nature Is Not Under Contract;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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