This is an analysis of the poem Stress Is Kept As It Depresses that begins with:

A kept stress depresses.
And to confess it isn't the best thing to do......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb bddd XXda aeXd ceXae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 100100001101 0101001 11010101 111011111 11 101001101 010001 11110 0101100101 111011000 0011111 110110010 11011010001 1010101 101000101101 11101 101101 1101101 010011010 0100011110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, as are repeated.

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

  • summary of Stress Is Kept As It Depresses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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