This is an analysis of the poem Removing Discomfort Away From Happiness that begins with:

When the death of taxes comes...
That's when a unity can begin, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXcX XddXbbcc ebfgXeagf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010101 110100101 11101101 11010010111 100110101 101000101 1101011101 101000101 1100010110 101011010 1011100 0101001001001 110111101101 1011001 100110101 010010010100 110111101 1110110111 001010101 1011 01001101 101011001 010100101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you'll is repeated.

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Removing Discomfort Away From Happiness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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