This is an analysis of the poem The Burden. The Weight that begins with:
To insinuate to others,
A participation one claims......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabc XbdddeXX aa ebddXXcddXaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,2,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00100010 00101011 11111 01010010 111001 1101100 011100 1010001 0101 1010110 1010 110101 1110001 01010001 1 01 100101 1010110110 0010 0110100 010 01 101011 110010011010 0101010010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Burden. The Weight;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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