This is an analysis of the poem Rarely Worth It that begins with:

The difference between today and yesterday,
Can be likened to someone demanding......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXXbccXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001011101 1010011010 10000111010 111001 101000101 011000101111 1001100101 1011110001 10101010 001100101 111111011 1100100001 110010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 516
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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.

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  • summary of Rarely Worth It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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