This is an analysis of the poem Recognizable Patience that begins with:

It would be easier for someone,
Who has any recognizable patience left......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdeeee XfXaddbb XbbaXaafba egfgdXfcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100111 111010100101 0100100110 10101 101001010110 11000011010100 110100010 1001000010010 110011000 10110110010 11001010101 11000 1010101001 0101 01100110111111 100010100101101 1110101010100 001110010 0101001011001 01010101101 110010101011010 1011001000010 01 1101101010 1100100101 0010011111 1100100001001 110 101 11 010101101 111101 1111011 11010100101 10111001011 01011110 101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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, it, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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