This is an analysis of the poem Some Folks Find That Comforting that begins with:

Anyone who tries to correct,
What they have already done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba cdabb Xbeacbd cXea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011001 1110101 10010110001 11101000 101001010000100 01100100110001 1111 0101 110 1010111 001100111110 001011100 101010110 01110101 00010011010100 0101 1111001010111 1111100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; i, to are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines done is repeated).

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

  • summary of Some Folks Find That Comforting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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