This is an analysis of the poem Recreational Degradations that begins with:

The comfort and ease of celebration,
That comes to comfort myths......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXb cdebdab ffcbfXcecde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101010 110101 10101 1000001 100101010 10110010100 101001010 11010101101 1001011100 111 101001 01010100 101001010 100100010010 01010100 10101 11000010 111100100 1100100101 11010100 110 111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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:

    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 Recreational Degradations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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