This is an analysis of the poem Something Loved One Enjoys that begins with:

Why is it,
That something loved......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefe fccXXg ggX haacag XX XXgfdfficXgaba X c XX a XiagfjjX ah X Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,3,6,2,14,1,1,2,1,8,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 1101 10101 1010010 110101 11101 0101111 1111 111101 01010101 1 1010010 0100101010 10101111 11010 000111000 1 11 11111 01111111 0110111 110010 1 11 11101010101 01001010111 00101101 0111100 1100010011000 101100 1011111 0100110 111101 0110010 1010110 01011001000 1 11101010 11111 111010101 1 10111110101101 1111 1 101111111 111101010 1111010 0111010 1111101010 010010101 1110101101 1 111 1111 01011 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; and, have, to, not are repeated.

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

  • summary of Something Loved One Enjoys;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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