This is an analysis of the poem Pennies Pinched To Reminisce that begins with:

A smoozed and glamorized depiction of life,
Doesn't make the reality of living it any sweeter....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcdXdXXbcdde eXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110001001 1010010001001010 01001101000010 101111010 10110110101 01 1011010110101 000101100011011 101 1011000101010 100100011101 0011011001010 101010 11010101 0101111111 100100101111 0101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Pennies Pinched To Reminisce;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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