This is an analysis of the poem Sophisticated Love that begins with:

Few will ever risk it.
Or admit this from their lips......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EAaD FGHD FGHD ABCD FGCD EACD FA CD FA CDXEACD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,2,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 1010011 010111 010101 1100110 1110001 001000101 010101 01011100 111111 00100010 0010101 01011100 111111 00100010 0010101 101010 1010011 010111 010101 01011100 111111 010111 010101 1100110 1110001 010111 010101 01011100 110001 010111 010101 01011100 110001 010111 010101 1100110 1110001 010111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Sophisticated Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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