This is an analysis of the poem Patient that begins with:

Patient.
To a fault......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXXXbbXaaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10 001 11010 1101010010 010000010010 0101011 110010 101011 0010100001 01010110101 0110101110001 1 1000100110100 01000100110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 427
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Patient;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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