This is an analysis of the poem Thankful To Give that begins with:

Thankful to give.
And feeling blessed to be able....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcXaadXc AeXXefdXbXX aX Xaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,11,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 11010010 010010 0110100 0110 1101101 11101 1010 1010001100 1 1001 101010010 1000011000 11000 0101000100 011010 1100001 101 01101110 1 11010101 11001 111 0100001 1001 00100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word thankful 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 Thankful To Give;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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