This is an analysis of the poem Sitting As If Fresh Flowers that begins with:

Sometimes the answers,
Are not compatible......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX deacca Xfcddf beXXeeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 110100 00101 111010 111 111101 1010110 10 1111 001011010 10 1011001 1 111100101 01101000 10101100011 0101110 001010101 111011 1 1101 101000101 1001010 001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Sitting As If Fresh Flowers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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