This is an analysis of the poem Seeking Remedies that begins with:

You bartered for guaranteed luck,
To fill up to the rim......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb ccdef abeeefdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011 011001 110111 111011 011101 100111111 01011101 0111101 11011 01111 11110101 01010111101 10101011001 0101 11010111 101001111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Seeking Remedies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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