This is an analysis of the poem One Who Has Sacrificed With A Kept Pace that begins with:

Something done persistently,
Eventually wears on the body and mind......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXcdbd eXfXfcfXff dfccXeba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100 010001101011 0011110101 0101001010001 1111110010 10010010110 01111101 1110101 1111010011 101 1001011111001 0001101 01111000010 001 1001010001001 11110101 0111110010111 110111111011 0010111101 11011110100 01101 0101101001001 1100100010 1 1110111 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of One Who Has Sacrificed With A Kept Pace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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