This is an analysis of the poem Necessities To Please that begins with:

People are trying to find ways
To identify themselves....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbXacXcXbbddXXAAda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110011 0010101 110101100001 1010001 011011 011001011 101010011 0010101101011 10100101101101 110010111 10001101 01101010 1111010001 0111010001 1110 10110011 0010101 0010111 101000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 664
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Necessities To Please;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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