This is an analysis of the poem Patience Given that begins with:
Patience given,
To those dealing with their insecurities......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABB CdCXCeCXCXdCf ABBaXbcebf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,13,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010 01100110100 1100010 1010001 1011101010 1010001 10011011 1010001 10101 1010001 11001010 1010001 1100100 01100111010 1010001 1101000100 1010 01100110100 1100010 010100100101010 0101001010100 1010101110 01101101 1111 0111101000010 001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; to is repeated.
The author used the same word patience at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Patience Given;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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