This is an analysis of the poem My Tolerance Level that begins with:

Once allowed I did,
The sitting to simmer......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXcbc XdedXaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10110 010010 01010010 101001000 1100100100 1101101 00010000101 10100111 01110010101001 011010010001 110111001 110101101 110010110001111 01001110101 110100111011 11100100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 296
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of My Tolerance Level;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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