This is an analysis of the poem Permanent Emotions Kept that begins with:

Some learn to take life,
As a journey in stride....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdcX CcCee bXce CbcbXXAbdddceCba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,4,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 101001 01101001 00101111 110101 100010 1000101 111001 1000101 01 11111 1101 110111 0111111 0100100101 1000101 111001 1101 0100011 110101 11011 101001001 1101001 101 111001101 11000101 0101000100 1000101 11100010 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Permanent Emotions Kept;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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