This is an analysis of the poem So Hard It Is that begins with:

So hard it is,
Just to pick one brick......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDCCAd Abcecfeec GFHGFC iibc GFHGFC ABCCDCCAdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,6,4,6,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100 10111 00101 0101010 00111010 111001010 101111 11110011 100 1100 010011011 111110101 0101010 11011 10101101010 011010 1010010 00110110010010 111 010111010 00100110011 111 0100010010110 1000110100100 1100001 1010001010101 111111001 010001111100 111 010111010 00100110011 111 0100010010110 1000110100100 1100 10111 00101 0101010 00111010 111001010 101111 11110011 100 01001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, we are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of So Hard It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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