This is an analysis of the poem Needed Rest that begins with:

So overwhelmed to give at times,
I find isolation brings me peace of mind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab ccdXae dca edbebXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 11101011101 010001 1011101 1001000110 011011111110 01101010100 101011101 1111101 01101 1010011010111 1 1 1111011 1001111 1011101 11101001 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Needed Rest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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