This is an analysis of the poem One Lives Never To Forget that begins with:

Upset?
By a bit of tart tongue, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaa XXcXadae Xebcaa dX Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,6,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 101011 001100101 1111 01100 010110001010 10100101 0001010101 1 01011 0101011 101100010100 1101 1 10010100100 10100100100 0010001001101 11101001110001 0101010000 1111101 010100 11110001 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of One Lives Never To Forget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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